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Police seize Rs. 2.8m stolen jewellery

by Panadura group correspondent, Kapila Somaratna

Nittambuwa police raided a pawn broker's jewellery shop at Kehelwatta, Panadura and seized Rs. 2.8 million worth of jewellery robbed by an armed gang from a millioner's house at Horagolla recently.

The raid was conducted by Chief Inspector, Athula Lewangama with special police party on information provided by a suspect.

When the police party reached Panadura, Kehelwatte they received information that the owner of the jewellery shop had married on the previous day and had gone for the honeymoon.

The police party went in search of the hotel the owner of the jewellery shop at Kehelwatta spending the honeymoon. The police met him and explained the situation. The owner came along with the police and handed over the Rs. 2.8 million worth jewellery which he brought from a suspect who is in custody.

The police later arrested five other suspects and interrogated. The police recovered the Pajero Intercooler Jeep, two pistols, a T.56 weapon, 30 rounds of ammunition, five cellular phones, two hand grenades and Rambo knives.

Two army deserters were among the suspects in custody. One suspect was a driver who had worked at the millioner's house at Horagolla. The robbery had taken place on 28th July, 2002. All the suspects including the productions were produced before the Attanagalla Magistrate and the suspects were remanded pending an identification parade.

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