Two nabbed for theft from doctor's house

Priyadarshani Kahawala Ingiriya central group cor

Two men, one an Army Corporal, were arrested by Ingiriya Police for allegedly stealing jewellery worth Rs 230,000 and valuables from a doctor's house in Handapangoda, Bandarawatta.

The Police also seized the jewellery from a pawning center in Homagama.

Ingiriya Police arrested one suspect on suspicion. When questioning the suspect, the Police found a pawning receipt in his possession. Upon interrogation, he had informed the Police about the robbery.

The suspect had told the Police that four people had been involved in the robbery. Two are Army personnel. Following this, the Police arrested the army corporal. The other suspects are absconding.

The corporal, a father of three, is a resident of Higurakgoda and the other is a father of one. His house is close to the doctor's house, the Police said. Meanwhile, two men who had stolen a laptop worth over Rs 2 00,000 from a house behind the Ingiriya main bus-stand, were arrested. The Police arrested the suspects in Handapangoda and also found the stolen laptop.