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Colombo, March 28 (Daily Mirror) – Two police constables attached to the Welikada Police and two other suspects were remanded till April 1 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali.
They are accused of abducting and assaulting individuals in the Keselwatta and Aduruppu Street police divisions and robbing Rs. 1.6 million.
The magistrate also issued an order for an identification parade to be conducted.
According to police investigations, on March 10, an individual was abducted near a state bank in Keselwatta, during which Rs. 1.6 million was stolen from him. Following a complaint lodged with the Keselwatta Police, two constables from the Welikada Police were arrested in connection with the crime.
Subsequent inquiries revealed that on March 11, in the Aduruppu Street police division, a representative of a remittance agency responsible for handling funds of migrant workers was transporting Rs. 1.5 million by motorcycle for bank deposit. The suspects, who arrived in a three-wheeler and another motorcycle, allegedly robbed him of Rs. 1 million.
Further investigations uncovered that the two police constables involved in the robbery were dressed in police sports attire at the time of the incident.
The Keselwatta Police informed court that the primary suspect remains at large and that efforts are ongoing to apprehend him.
