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Three treasure hunters re-remanded

Three of the 6 suspected treasure hunters were further remanded by the Kandy Magistrate C.V. Rajapakse when they were produced in court from remand on Wednesday.

The suspects are Upul Bandara, Kusumsiri Hapugoda, P.G. Samarakoon, U.G. Dixon Bandara, J.G. Jayashantha and H.G.U.N. Wickremasinghe of Wattappola and Pilimatalawa.

The 2nd, 3rd and 4th suspects, who are on Rs. 2 lakhs personal bail each, appeared in court.

According to police, the suspects had gone in search of treasure and broken a 27 feet long reclining Buddha statue at the Gallangolla Rajamaha Viharaya, Kadugannawa on July 7.

When the case was called Sergeant W.A. Ananda of the Divisional Crime Detective Bureau (DCDB) Kandy submitted a further report and said that DCDB had forwarded the inquiry proceedings to the Attorney General for his instructions.

He also said that 1st, 5th and 6th suspects are kept in remand as there was strong evidence against them and moved that they be further remanded.

The Magistrate remanded the 1st, 5th and 6th suspects till February 20 and directed the 2nd, 3rd and 4th suspects to appear in court on that date. 

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