Abducted professor released
Professor Dhammika Ganganath Dissanayaka says that his abductors grilled him by questioning about his politics and political affiliations.
He was abducted from his residence in Kottawa on Wednesday night, and released by the abductors after questioning about a book he was supposedly writing about the president.
Speaking to BBC Sandeshaya he said that the group of people who identified themselves as police officers blind folded him and took him by a van to a location after two and a half hours journey.
“They questioned me about my political affiliations in detail but did not ill-treat me” said Professor Dissanayaka.
He was released in the early hours of the morning and found himself close to Kirindiwala in the Gampaha Distict.
He said that he was not sure of the identities of the abductors and that the local Police station at Kahathuduwa had denied any knowledge of the incident.
Dissanayaka suspects that the abduction was politically motivated as he is involved in politics with the United National Party (UNP).
He served as the Chairman of the state owned television Station Rupavahini during the United National Party (UNP) regime and currently is a lecturer at the Sri Jayewardenepura University.
