"He knew that some people were following him and he said to a friend 'if you give me a pencil and paper, I can draw the face of the man who is following me'," recalled his wife, Sandya. On Jan 24 2010, he left work as usual at 7.30pm. The only clue to his fate was provided by a taxi driver who often drove him home. On that night, he rang to ask if the journalist needed a lift, but Mr Eknaligoda declined the offer, explaining that he was already in a car.