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Woman injured after east-end Toronto abduction, officers searching for suspect: police

Santhoskumar Selvarajah is seen in an undated photo.
Santhoskumar Selvarajah is seen in an undated photo. Handout / Toronto Police Service

Toronto police say officers are searching for a 34-year-old man after a woman was allegedly abducted in the city’s east end and found injured hours later.

A police spokesperson told Global News said a woman was forced into a car by a man while she was standing at the intersection of Sewells Road and Empringham Drive area, west of Morningside Avenue and south of Finch Avenue East, just after 5:40 p.m. on Monday.

The spokesperson said the vehicle, a black Acura TSX, took off in an unspecified direction.

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Just before 10 p.m., officers said the woman was found with undisclosed injuries. The vehicle was also found abandoned.

Police said Santhoskumar Selvarajah is wanted for multiple offences, including kidnapping. He was last seen wearing a grey-and-white-coloured shirt, blue shorts and a baseball hat with a red logo.

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The spokesperson encouraged anyone who sees the suspect to call police.

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