{
  "id": 1596840,
  "title": "Pillayan, three others indicted over abduction and murder of ex-University Vice Chancellor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/pillayan-three-others-indicted-over-abduction-and-murder-of-ex",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T00:00:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/pillayan-three-others-indicted-over-abduction-and-murder-of-ex-university-vice-chancellor/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Attorney General yesterday filed indictments before the Polonnaruwa High Court against former Eastern Province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, alias “Pillayan”, and three others, over the alleged abduction and murder of former Eastern University Vice Chancellor Professor Subramaniam Raveendranathan. The three other accused named in the indictment are Kathirgathambi Jeyakishan,…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}