Attack on JSC Secy:

Police offers Rs 500,000 reward for information

Dharma Sri Abeyratne and Panduka Samarasekara

The Police will offer a Rs 500,000 cash reward for information regarding the attack on the Judicial Service Commission Secretary Manjula Thilakaratne.

Thilakarathne was assaulted by a gang of four on October 7 on Hotel Road, Mount Lavinia.

The gang also stole Thilakarathne's mobile phone and belongings worth Rs 41,000.

The Police can be informed on 0112441147, 0112431428, 0112662323 and 0112662322.

Meanwhile, the Police are checking over 600,000 telephone calls to trace the suspects involved in the attack.

The Police said investigations conducted on information received after releasing the sketch of the suspect to the media, was not successful.

The Police is checking the video footage of CCTV cameras in the area by private institutions.