COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sri Lanka Police is on the hunt for a 47-year-old man wanted for abducting a 13-year-old girl from Inginiyagala.

Police said an investigation was launched after the girl's mother filed a complaint that her daughter was taken away from her.

Sri Lanka Police is seeking public support to arrest the suspect who had fled the area with the girl.

Details of the suspect are as follows:

Name: Sumith Gunawardena
NIC: 752496657V
Address: Dambagalla

Any information regarding the suspect can be directed to the following numbers:

Inginiyagala OIC: 0718 59 11 50
Inginiyagala Police Station: 063 2 24 20 22

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