2 students, civilian abducted, another reported missing in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Monday, 17 November 2008, 21:19 GMT]
Unidentified armed men on motor cycles abducted three persons including two school students Friday and Saturday in three different places in Jaffna peninsula. Meanwhile, a family man living in Ka’ranavaay in Vadamaraadchi is reported missing since 12 November after leaving home, according to the complaint lodged by his wife to Human Rights Commission (HRC) Jaffna office.

The armed men who arrived on motor cycle at the house of Kanesamoorthy Nisanthan, 19, a student in Kaddaippiraay in Koappaay, abducted him Friday.

The other student, Navaratnam Jeevan, 17, from Arasadi Veethi, Nalloor, was abducted by the armed men Saturday from his relative’s house.

Armed men on motor cycle abudted Saturday Kanthaiah Ranganathan, 37, from Kaddaippiraay, Koappaay.

The family man reported missing is Kathiravelu Rajasekaram, 25, the father of a child , a driver by profession, and a native of Va’ra’ni.