Wife fears for Sri Lanka general
Anoma Fonseka said her husband had been treated like an animal
The wife of the arrested former presidential contender, General Sarath Fonseka, says he has been abducted and that she has no idea where he is.
A tearful Anoma Fonseka demanded access to her husband saying she needs to hand over essential medication to him.
Gen Fonseka was detained by security forces at his office on Monday. The government says he will be court-martialled for military offences .
Gen Fonseka was defeated by incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa in last month s poll.
President Rajapaksa won about six million votes to Gen Fonseka s four million. But the general rejected the results and vowed to challenge them in court.
An official told the BBC the general had violated armed forces rules by engaging in politics while still in uniform and that he would be tried in a military court for this.
Military law still covered Gen Fonseka despite his retirement, officials said.
Military spokesman Maj Gen Prasad Samarasin