Another child found at Talawakelle-Lindula UC member's home

KAVINDYA CHRIS THOMAS-04:53 PM JUN 07 2018

An 11-year-old boy was found at the residence of the Talawakelle - Lindula Urban Councilor, previously accused of kidnapping and trafficking a child, by the Nuwara Eliye Police.

Police Media Spokesperson Superintendent of Police Ruwan Gunasekara noted that the child was found by the investigating officers, at the residence of the accused, Ishara Anuruddha Manchanayake. Police suspect that the child was held in captivity to be sold.

The Urban Councilor was among the four suspects arrested on 3 June over the kidnapping and trafficking of a five-year-old girl in 2017. Among the arrested suspects was Chairperson of the Talawakelle - Lindula Urban Council Ashoka Sepala, Manchanayake and two others.

The suspects were produced before the Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court and were remanded till 11 June.