Couple allege that son of Minister Rajitha Seneratne abducted their daughter

A couple on Sunday (March 15) alleged that a son of a minister had abducted their underage daughter, they made these observations at a media briefing in Cololmbo. Gamini Ranasinghe, whose daughter was alleged to have been  abducted by Eksath Senaratne,  son of Minister and Cabinet Spokesperson, Rajitha Senaratne. Mr Ranasinghe said  daughter who at the time was preparing for the London Ordinary Level examination was abducted on  February 14,  last year “One may ask, what took it so long to reveal this. But Rajitha is a powerful politician. We eventually had to step forward as justice was not served, " he said. "Both Rajitha and her wife are aware of this since Eksath Senaratne is keeping my underage daughter at their official residence in Colombo. We are not allowed to enter it. However, the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) interfered and we got our child back” Ranasinghe said. Indira Rodrigo, mother of the abducted teenager, said her daughter was yet again abducted by the Minister’s son on 6 April, 2014. Police Spokesman ASP Ruwan Gunasekara speaking to media said the preliminary investigations have suggested that the girl was over 16 years old at the time of the abduction.