The owner of the mobile phone number through which a false tip-off was provided to the ‘119’ Police Emergency Hotline regarding an impending bomb attack in the Kandy Court complex, has been arrested.
Police said that the 53-year-old owner of the relevant SIM card was arrested this afternoon (02), based on information received by the Kandy Police through Ginigathhena Police.
However, the OIC of Kandy Police stated that the suspect did not have a mobile phone in his possession at the time of the arrest, and that he told the police during interrogations that his phone was misplaced last evening (01).
The arrested suspect has been identified as a conductor of a private passenger transport bus, according to police.
Kandy Police is conducting further investigations regarding the incident.
