An 18-year-old student of a private university who had been abducted along with his vehicle recently has been found, it was reported.
The Police said three suspects from the same private university have been apprehended over the abduction, while the victim’s car has also been retrieved.
The victim, who is a resident of Asiri Mawatha in Kalubowila, had been abducted on Monday (Dec 04).
Investigations reveal that the boy had dropped his father at the Katunayake Airport and had returned home and left again during which he had been abducted.
The Police said the boy was obstructed near the Dehiwala Municipal Council and moved into a van, after which the van was abandoned at a house and he was moved back into his car and driven to Matale.
Upon reaching a house in Matale, the suspects had threatened the victim to sign over land in Thihariya belonging to his father.
The victim was also allowed to inform his mother of the abduction after which she had filed a complaint with the Kohuwala Police.
The Kohuwala Police had then summoned the father of the Chief suspect involved in the abduction, who was made to convince them to return home, after which the suspects had been apprehended.
Investigations have revealed that the suspects had carried out the abduction over an old financial dispute between the fathers of the victim and the chief suspect.
Further investigations are underway to apprehend another suspect who had also been involved in the abduction. (NewsWire)