Two suspects arrested for stealing Rs.1.5 mil worth of electrical appliances
October 30, 2013 03:55 pm
Two suspects accused
of stealing around Rs. 1.5 million worth of electrical goods from several
stores were arrested by the Kochchikade police today (October 30).
The suspects are
alleged to have cut the locks to the stores which they then robbed during the night
time while an anonymous tip led police to apprehend and question one of the
suspects following which they arrested the second suspect in Negombo.
Police also managed
to seize several stolen items including five laptops, 20 mobile phones, four
digital cameras, one television, three computers and ten car radios.
Initial police
investigations revealed that the suspects had sold the appliances they had
stolen to other stores and buyers for cut prices while they had targeted shops
in Kochchikade and Dankotuwa.
The two suspects are
residents of Dankotuwa and Walapane, and will be presented to the Negombo
Magistrate Court.
