2 Tamils abducted in Colombo

[TamilNet, Saturday, 13 September 2008, 19:24 GMT]
Two Tamil civilians were abducted in Colombo in two separate incidents. The latest abduction was reported from Colombo where a 35 year-old Sahathevan Uthayakumar, a native of Nalloor in Jaffna district had been missing since Friday morning. He had been residing in Sea Street along with his father. He had been working in Colombo as a motor mechanic. He was allegedly taken by force by some unidentified armed men when he was returning home after work, according to complaints made to the Police by his father.

In the other incident a Tamil father of three children Godwin Stanis Vincent, native of Pulathkopiyta in upcountry was abducted by armed persons in army uniform when he was returning home from work along Bund Road in Wattala.

He along with his father had been living in Wattala for about 25 years. He had been working in Shipping Company as a clerk.