Attempted bank robbery:
Third suspect surrenders
Atapattu BANDARA and Chandrika PERERA
The third and most wanted suspect in the foiled Battaramulla bank
robbery case, surrendered to Thalangama Police through a lawyer
yesterday.
The suspect, an Army deserter aged 23, was identified as a resident
of Subuthipura, Battaramulla.
He had told Police he attempted to rob the bank to find money for
gambling.
Of the three who attempted to rob the bank, one died following gun
shot injuries after police retaliated when he attempted to hurl a hand
bomb at them.
Another suspect is in police custody.
The men had come in a threewheeler to rob the bank. Investigations
revealed the threewheeler owner is the dead man’s father. Thalangama
Police are investigating. |