After traveling a short distance from the checkpoint the workers were attacked by armed men in the white van.
[3] The President of Sri Lanka has asked the security forces to speed up the investigation concerning the abduction of the TRO workers.
[citation needed] Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation has alleged that their staff were abducted by the Karuna Group, a paramilitary organization which is believed to be working with the Sri Lankan Armed Forces.
[5] UTHR reported that the LTTE had staged the abduction of the TRO workers but later said that they were not correct on this statement.
[6] However, TRO alleged that a government backed paramilitary was responsible for this abduction [5]