Police Log

Priyadarshani Kahawala - Ingiriya Central Group

Schoolboys charged for thefts

Four schoolboys, who entered a house through the roof and robbed items worth Rs. 3,500, were produced before court by the Ingiriya Police last week.

Two of the schoolboys were suspected of other robberies as well. They are alleged to have entered a shop through the roof and robbed grocery items.

Considering the evidence produced before court, Horana Magistrate Mahinda Ranasingha ordered to release two of the schoolboys.

Meanwhile, a schoolboy and another person arrested by the Ingiriya Police for the alleged theft of jewellery, cash, electric items and mobile phones from houses in the Ingiriya area were produced before the Horana Magistrate’s Court recently.

Horana Magistrate Ranasingha ordered to release the schoolboy on two personal bonds of Rs 50,000.

Inquiries revealed that this student is due to face GCE (O/L) examination this year.

The Magistrate ordered to remand the other suspect until November 16.

Inquiries revealed that this suspect had used this student to conduct robberies.

Police are conducting further inquiries.

Meanwhile, a suspect who had allegedly stolen jewellery and pawned them to banks and shops was identified by victims in an identification muster held at the Horana Magistrate Court last week.

The suspect is a resident of Baduraliya area.

The lawsuit will be taken up in Court on November 16.

Rubber sheets robbed

Six suspects alleged to have been involved in the theft of rubber sheets were arrested by the Ingiriya police and produced before the Horana Magistrate Court last week.

The Horana Magistrate ordered the release of the trishaw driver, who transported the rubber sheets, on a Rs 5,000 bail and a personal bail of Rs 50,000.

The Magistrate also ordered him to appear at the Ingiriya police on the final Sunday of every month.

The Magistrate ordered the other five suspects to be remanded until November 16.

The remanded suspects were G P N Silva, S A N Chathuranga, W Nuwan Tharanga, C Madushika and S Niroshan who were residents of Koshena area.

A large stock of stolen rubber sheets were seized by the Ingiriya police who are conducting further investigations.

Illicit brew seized

A suspect known as Koha was arrested with 3,892 drams of goda and was fined Rs 40,000 by Horana Magistrate Mahinda Ranasingha and also ordered him to pay a personal bond of Rs 50,000.

Suspect B S Balasuriya is a resident of the Koshena area.

Ingiriya police carried out this raid.

Meanwhile, two suspects arrested with goda were granted Rs. 5,000 bail and personal bonds of Rs. 50,000 by Horana Magistrate Mahinda Ranasingha. One suspect was arrested with 3,880 drams and the other with 2,100 drams of goda by the Ingiriya Police.

Also, fines totalling Rs. 72,000 were imposed by the Magistrate on three persons arrested with 16 drams, four with 8 drams and three with four drams of illicit brew.

Meanwhile, seven suspects arrested with illicit liquor by the Ingiriya police and were produced before the Horana Magistrate Court last week. The first three suspects arrested with 8 drams of illicit liquor were fined Rs 50,000 each by Horana Magistrate Mahinda Ranasingha and ordered to release the fourth suspect arrested with 8 drams of illicit liquor on Rs 10,000 bail and two personal bonds of Rs 50,000.

Also the Magistrate ordered him to appear at the Ingiriya police on the first Sunday of every month. The fifth and sixth suspects arrested with 16 drams of illicit liquor were fined Rs 11,000 and Rs 5,500 by the Magistrate.

The seventh suspect M Premarathna arrested with 24 drams of illicit liquor was fined Rs 12,000 by the Magistrate.

Electricity pirated

Two neighbours, who had allegedly pirated electricity were arrested by Ingiriya police and fined Rs 10,000 each by Horana Magistrate Mahinda Ranasingha.

The Magistrate also ordered the suspected woman to pay Rs 135,057.14 and the other person to pay Rs 71,260.20 to the Ceylon Electricity Board. The suspects were residents of Yalagala and Halthota area.

Colombo Special Investigation Unit of the Ceylon Electricity Board carried out this raid.

Fined for causing an accident

A man who was injured due to an accident caused by the collision of his motorcycle with a bicycle was released on Rs. 5,000 bail and Rs. 50,000 worth two personal bonds by Horana Magistrate Mahinda Ranasingha.

The Magistrate also ordered him to appear at the Bandaragama police on the last Sunday of every month between 9 and 12 a.m and abrogated his licence until the end of his lawsuit.

The case will be taken up on January 31, 2012.