Jaffna youth abducted in Vavuniyaa

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 02 September 2008, 10:24 GMT]
Unidentified armed persons arrived in a white van and abducted a Tamil youth Monday night from a lodge in Vavuniyaa town, administrators of the lodge said. The victim has been identified as 28 year-old Sathiyaseelan of Jaffna, according to complaints lodged with the Vavuniyaa Police by lodge officials.

The youth had come from Jaffna and was staying in the lodge when he was abducted.

Vavuniyaa police has launched inquiry into the abduction, sources said.