Abducted Royal College Student Released Safely within 4 Hours

Abducted Royal College student abducted for a ransom of Rs 5 million released after a payment of Rs 2,800,000/- after a matter of 4 hours.

It is reported that a teenage student of Royal College had been abducted from his home in Mt.Lavinia, yesterday afternoon by a gang of abductors when the child was all alone with his mother. He is the only child of the Herath Family. His father is Dr Sharm Herath , a company Director of a leading Pharmaceutical company having obtained a doctorate in PhD. The abductors had sent messages that the student would be released only after a payment of a ransom of Rs 5 Million or otherwise the child would be killed.
This boy, in a member of the Royal College U 15 cricket team.On hearing about the child via messages without informing the Police had met the abductors a secret place in Bulathkohupitiya and had told them that they are unable to pay Rs 5 million as ransom, but could pay Rs 2,800,000/- immediately for which they had agreed.

They had gone to the place ,the abductors wanted to come had paid the agreed sum and got their only son released, without any harm done to him.
It is reliably learnt that the Herath family lives at a place down Templer Road, a very close to the industrial zone but in a residential area where in the vicinity a new Asbestos cement factory is being erected to commence business. It is learnt that a number of residents around the Herath’s family had protested against this venture as it is residential area it is likely to be detrimental to the health of the residents and all of them had filed a court case, where Dr Sharm Herath had been at the helm of it, who had taken the main initiative. He is of the opinion that this abduction may be connected to this court case, may be to give him a wake- up call not to protest.
This incident has been reported to the Mt.Lavinia Police station, who have already commenced investigations.