Rs.7 m payroll heist in Ekala

Chaminda Perera

An armed gang robbed Rs. 7 million belonging to a private firm in Ekala, Ja-Ela yesterday. According to Police spokesman SP Buddhika Siriwardena, the money was being taken from a private Bank by a director of the company to the factory to pay the employees' salaries when an armed group robbed the money at gun point. The armed gang comprising four members obstructed the director's car

at the gate of the factory before escaping with the money The company is a leading garment manufacturer in the Gampaha district.