Female journalist abducted and robbed

A female journalist of a Tamil newspaper has lodged a complaint with Kotahena Police stating that she was abducted and had her laptop computer, mobile phone and cash stolen by an unknown individual.


The complaint states that the victim was on her way to office at around 8.30am on Friday (13) on Jampata Street in Kotahena when someone from behind had held a handkerchief soaked with an incapacitating agent to her face, rendering her unconscious.

The victim says that she had regained unconsciousness at around 4.30pm on that same day in Mattakkuliya and discovered that her belongings had been stolen, the Police Spokesman’s Office said.

The 19-year-old journalist had returned home to inform her mother of the occurrence and lodged a complaint with the Kotahena Police Station.

The victim has been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital due to experiencing mild drowsiness and a difficulty to converse.

Investigations are ongoing.