Four suspects including the Chairman of the Talawakelle-Lindula Urban Council who were arrested yesterday in connection with the kidnapping of a child in Agarapatana, have been remanded until June 11.
The suspects were ordered remanded after being produced at the Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court today (04).
Police had received a complaint yesterday (03), regarding a 5-year-old girl living in the Portmore Estate area in Agarapatana, Nuwara-Eliya being kidnapped and sold for money on the 4th June 2017.
Accordingly, the 4 suspects including the Urban Council chairman and a member of the council were arrested based on the investigations conducted by the Police.
Meanwhile the child in question has also been found while her biological mother and the couple who had purchased her have also been arrested by Nuwara Eliya Police.
The child is currently in the care of the Nuwara Eliya Police.
