| en_1246769_0 An individual who had attempted to abduct and molest a little girl in a primary school in Puttalam was caught by the locals and handed over to the police. | |
| en_1246769_1 The child had been abducted after the individual had said that the girl’s mother had asked him to bring the child home. | |
| en_1246769_2 The individual was caught by locals while at a shrubbery area close to the Puttlam -Tiladiya railway line. | |
| en_1246769_3 The locals stated that they caught him while he was taking the girl in to the woods. | |
| en_1246769_4 The 8-year-old, girl who always travels home by three-wheeler after school, had been conned by this individual before being abducted. | |
| en_1246769_5 A woman who had seen the girl travelling with an unknown person had informed of this to the girl’s mother over the telephone. | |
| en_1246769_6 At that time, the man had taken the girl in to the woods near the Tiladiya Railway line. | |
| en_1246769_7 The quick intervention of the locals prevented what could have been a very traumatic experience for the young girl, who was later handed over to the parents. According to police, the arrested suspect was a well-known felon in the area. | |