A girl and a man were arrested by the Negombo Crimes Division for attempting to obtain a Rs. 10 million ransom from the girl’s father.
The 16-year-old girl and her 25-year-old boyfriend had gone to a lodge at Eththukal, Negombo on June 28 and had contacted her mother via the girl’s mobile and demanded a ransom claiming that she had been abducted. She had told the mother that if they complain to the Police, she (the girl) will be harmed. However, the parents had later complained to Negombo police.
The parent had eventually managed to negotiate the ransom and agreed to pay a million rupees. Later, police received a tip-off that the abducted student was abandoned at the Batapaththala area. According to police sources, upon hearing that the parent had complained to the police, the man had brought the girl on his motorcycle and left her at the Batapaththala area.
The girl had told police that a group had abducted her on June 28 around 10.00 a.m..
Police said the couple had rented a room at a guest house, and the JMO report had suggested that the girl had intimate relationship with the man within the course of the previous day.
They had conspired to deceive the parent, police said.
They were produced in court yesterday and the girl was handed over to her parent. The man was released on bail.