A group of people kidnapped a couple and killed the man with sharp weapons in the Ponnale Junction area of Vadukkotte. Police said the deceased was a 24-year-old resident of Vadukkotte.
While the deceased and his wife were traveling on a motorcycle, a group of people who had a previous enmity with the deceased arrived in a car near Ponnale junction.
The deceased then turned the motorcycle and drove near Ponnale Naval Post to avoid being captured. However, the group followed them and abducted the deceased and his wife along with the motorcycle, leaving the woman at Sittankeni junction.
Later, the deceased was attacked with sharp weapons, seriously injured and brought to Kottakadu hospital in a car, after which the suspects fled.
The injured man died while being admitted to Jaffna Hospital for further treatment.
The suspects involved in the murder have been identified, and Vadukkott police are conducting further investigations to arrest them.
