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Cop arrested over abduction and Rs 1.4m theft
Jun 24, 201404:18 PM
A police officer has been arrested on charges of abducting a resident of Wellawatta and stealing nearly Rs 1.4 million from him, police said.
The victim was on his way to deposit Rs 1,365,000 in cash at a bank on June 21 when two police officers, claiming to be CID officers, forced him into a three-wheeler and stole the money.
A complaint was filed with Wellawatta Police regarding the incident and a police officer attached to the same police station was arrested while the other has fled, the police media unit said.
