Valvettith​urai youth abducted towards Horapottan​e

[ Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 02:04.49 PM GMT +05:30 ]

Chairman of the Valvettithurai Municipal Council A.Anandaran said group of majority community people have abducted a youth at Valvettithurai area and taken towards Horawapottana area.

Chairman made this statement during the district civil defence committee meeting held at the Jaffna district secretariat yesterday. Jaffna district Government Agent Sundaram Arumainayakam, Minister Douglas Devananda and several police officials were also present at this meeting. Four days before group of individuals arrived in a van has abducted Jeyraja Janarthanan resident of Aathikoviladi on his return from the office. Later on suspects have taken the victim towards house at Horapottana area and carried out alleged attack against him. Abductors have spoken in the Sinhala language. However youth escaped from their position have contacted his family members over phone call. At present victim receiving treatment at Velvettithurai base hospital. Tamil weapon group did not involve in this abduction. It was unclear how can the abductors would be able to take away youth by passing through the Aanaiyiravu and Omanthai military check points. Such incidents have created fear among the area residents said Anandaraj.