Three including a woman have been arrested for allegedly abducting and threatening a youth from the Thalduwa area in Avissawella.
According to the Police, a 25-year-old youth had been abducted, held captive, and threatened by the suspects on July 24.
Based on a complaint filed on the incident, the Avissawella Police arrested two men, and a woman who had aided them, while they had also taken into custody a pickup truck used for the abduction.
The two men have been identified as 26-year-old and 27-year-old, residents of the Avissawella and Getaheththa areas, and the woman is a 50-year-old resident of Avissawella.
Police investigations have revealed that the suspects have abducted the youth over a personal dispute.
The suspects will be produced before the Avissawella Magistrate’s Court today. (NewsWire)
