Yet another white Van abduction : Nugegoda Book shop owner is the victim this time

(Lanka-e-News-13.Nov.2011, 11.55PM) On the 11th night , the notorious white Van which had allegedly been used by the Govt. in the abductions and murders of citizens, had abducted a bookshop owner. Kapila Chaminda Bandara is the owner of ‘ Millenium bookshop’ at Nugegoda . On the 11th night at about 7.30 p .m., six individuals who came in the Van had claimed that they were from the CID , and forcibly taken Bandara into the white Van, and caused the abduction. When the trishaw drivers in the vicinity had strongly opposed this , the individuals who abducted Bandara had told , they are from the CID.

When Bandara’s relatives made subsequent inquiries , they had been told the CID hasn’t taken such a person into custody. They have then made a complaint to the Mirihana police. The SSP in charge of the Mirihana police division is the notorious and infamous Deshabandu Tennekoon.

Close friends of Bandara say, the latter who is a father of two children had not been involved in any politics, but is one who bitterly and openly criticized the govt.

About two years ago , using the white Van , the Rajapakse regime had caused about 500 cases of abductions and disappearances. A majority of the victims were Tamils and Muslims , and Roshan Perera , a Sinhalese youth who was abducted at Walpola. Later journalist Prageeth Ekneliyagoda was abducted.
During that period , Mahinda Hathurusinghe who was the Brigadier and Colombo commanding chief, and presently a Major General and the Commanding chief of Jaffna , was accused of being responsible for these white Van abductions. 

In any case , it is most significant to note that those who were abducted under the Rajapakse regime via the white Vans have never been seen again. Not a single victim had been brought before the law.