Serene Pavilions CEO abducted and assaulted

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In a strange twist to the controversy surrounding the Serene Pavilions hotel in Wadduwa, the property’s CEO Anura Lokuhetti was abducted and later dumped near a road in Bandaragama at dawn yesterday. Police said Lokuhetti had been admitted to hospital for treatment after allegedly being assaulted by his abductors. Wadduwa Police are reportedly questioning people in the area in connection with Lokuhetti’s abduction. The van used in the abduction is reportedly in Police custody.

The Serene Pavilions CEO is embroiled in a dispute over shareholding of the company involving businessmen Jit Warnakulasuriya and Sumith Guruge and a foreign investor whose interests are now being represented by businessman Dilith Jayaweera. The abduction had taken place around 5:30 a.m. yesterday from the hotel in Wadduwa.