Amila was abducted by the CID

 Aug 08, 2015

The sixth witness of the Bharatha Lukshman Premachandra murder, Vidanagamage Amila is reported to being abducted by the CID.

The abduction has taken place near the High Court in Aluthkade on the 6th. The abduction has taken place when the accused came out following the court proceedings. It is reported few CID officers who came in a white van has abducted Amila and taken them into a place in Havelock Town.

It is reported that the CID was in search of this person who was an accused for the recent shooting incident of an election rally of minister Ravi Karunanayake at Bloemendhal Road.

However despite he could be arrested lawfully abducting an accused is an egregious concern. When a question raised regarding this the police media spokesperson Assistant Superintendent of Police Ruwan Gunasekara said the police have not received any complaints about this so far.

However Lankadeepa reported that Amila’s family and relatives has lodged a complaint about this to the Human Rights Commission.

Amila is reported to be a bodyguard of the former minister Duminda Silva and during the Bharatha shooting incident he has stood before another underworld alias Dematagoda Chaminda.