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A 17* year old boy has been reported missing in Jaffna, reports Uthayan.
The boy, Rasaratnam Jeevan from Kurunagar in Jaffna, has not been seen since October 24 when he left his home to go the play area.
His parents filed a complaint with Jaffna police on Monday, however, the police accused the boy of theft and said the boy had ran away during an arrest
The boy's parents later told Uthayan, that at night men who identified themselves as intelligence officers came to the house with bottle of alcohol and using offensive language at the family.
* - age corrected in line with subsequent news reports.
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