Over Rs.1 million stolen in armed robbery
Posted by Editor on August 10, 2012 - 6:45 pm
Two armed men on a motorbike stole nearly Rs. 1.1 million in cash, transported by a field officer to pay wages of factory employees at Devagiri Estate in Yakkalamulla.
The armed robbery took place in the afternoon today (10), police spokesman SP Ajith Rohana said.
The field officer was injured after the men on the motorbike opened fire and has been admitted to Karapitiya Hospital.
Yakkalamulla Police is conducting further investigations into the incident.
Courtesy: Ada Derana
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We, the general public should not forget that there are a sizeable amount of trained firearm handlers ( mostly de-listed from the armed forces) roaming around us on fast mo-bikes as snatch thieves.They pick up scent of cash movements probably from insiders,wait for their prey and execute their plan to perfection.As a precaution why cannot we seek police armed escort?
Here we go again. The Sherlock holmes of Sri Lanka has already solved the crime. Next thig we know MR will be blamed for it.