ABDUCTED BUSINESSMAN’S SON RESCUED: POLICE

The 22-year-old son of a millionaire businessman in Vakarai who was abducted last week was rescued on Saturday night by the Serunuwara police following a special operation carried out in the area.

Police have taken into custody the van that was used to abduct the youth, Ananda Krisho together with four persons suspected to have been involved in the abduction.

The abductors had earlier asked the businessman Nallathambi Thanihasalam, who owns a fleet of buses and lorries to pay the abductors Rs.30 million in order to free his son. The suspects were residents of the Serunuwara area. The suspects and the van that was taken into custody on Saturday night were handed over to the

The police used a special strategy to track down the suspects and we were able to successfully rescue the abducted youth and arrest the four suspects who were involved in the crime

Vakarai police for further investigation.

Police spokesman Ajith Rohana said that the suspects were taken into custody following a special strategy.

“The police used a spe- cial strategy to track down the suspects and we were able to successfully rescue the abducted youth and arrest the four suspects who were involved in the crime,” he said.

The youth was abducted on Thursday when he had come to inquire about the identities of the suspects on behalf of his father, as the main suspect had given a call to the businessman without revealing his identity. He had therefore sent his son to see who they were as the vehicle the suspects came in was parked in front of his house, the police said.