Sisters in crime arrested

26 May 2010 11:02 am - 52 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

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By Ananda Weerasuriya

Two school girls, both sisters, were arrested by the Piliyandala police for pick-pocketing from passengers on board public buses. The police recovered over 30 wallets from the two girls.

The two sisters, students of grade nine and twelve of a school in the area, pick-pocketed on board crowded buses. The suspects while traveling in buses used to target standing passengers by offering to hold onto their belongings and subsequently lifted their wallets.

Police investigations had revealed that the two girls had even stolen the wallet of a female police constable from the Pilyandala police a month ago.

The police said the two sisters had been living away from their parents have invested the stolen money to purchase perfumes and clothes. The suspects were to be produced before court today.

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Comments - 52

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 03:42 PM

More to come... Thanks peoples who vated for this gov.. how people's cost of living these days?

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 01:54 PM

Ladies what about a Bank Robbery ? !.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 02:00 PM

Nobody is safe from anybody in SL

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 02:05 PM

Who is smarter, akka or nangi?

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 02:15 PM

How clever, we may have a lot to learn from those two girls.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 02:15 PM

"The police said the two sisters had been living away from their parents have invested the stolen money to purchase perfumes and clothes"

What is investing???????

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 02:18 PM

Perfect partners-in-crime.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 02:31 PM

Jame Cameron must be interested in these two girls for his future films

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 02:40 PM

How about the brothers in crime?????

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 02:45 PM

Did they only pick pockets?

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 02:45 PM

Girls， you are hired.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 02:48 PM

PATHETIC. the whole bunch of nationrobbers go around in their monteros while two poor schoolkids get nabbed by the police.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 03:24 PM

Since everyone around them is getting away with it including some at the toppolice etc the girls must have thought it was the norm.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 01:40 PM

Why the surprise? They are just imitating the brothers-in-crime!!!

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 03:43 PM

In the past we are scared of monks with saffron cloth. Now we have to stay away from sisters as well. But pick pocketing is a petty theft then big scale crime committed by saffron clothed criminals

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 04:10 PM

This is called the "trickle down effect" . When the leaders of a country are corrupt and does not set a good example, this is what happens to the young people, they are just emulating their leaders who a pocketing Millions on every available transaction

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 04:35 PM

Who is the role model these days for the youth? The high profile politicians, some powerful administrators and a few businessmen - all robbing the country. So no wonder kids are picking up these skills. Sri Lanka beware - no values, no rules, no laws ! Thoughts for Vesak and action sooner than later.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 04:51 PM

Girls just wanna have fun....

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 06:11 PM

That partiicular company has the monopoly in theft.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 09:31 PM

They should be reformed, and it is possible.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 10:12 PM

No proper guidance from their parents?

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 10:57 PM

Please don't bring monks, into this matter.

Thursday, 27 May 2010 12:33 AM

Why make such a big issue? These are our 'future leaders.'

Thursday, 27 May 2010 12:34 AM

After all these trades started when J.r, & prememe started free trade ,open economy,and the poor had no choice then to make ends meet,
think about how to improve the standerd of poor from this modern economic state,

Thursday, 27 May 2010 02:29 AM

Learning the art of "picking" at an early stage, so that in later years they will be well accomplished and experienced in "picking" the brains and the pockets of their future husbands.

Thursday, 27 May 2010 03:05 AM

poor girls! who is responsible for this?

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 11:55 AM

Worse things to come in the land of patriotic Sri Lanka. We will only have our bogus patriotism left in the next eight years.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 11:10 AM

Later they'll pickpocket somebody's whole life!.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 11:12 AM

Being kept away from the parents is not the right answer. That means parents should have known what they were doing. They should be arrested for aiding & abbeting.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 11:13 AM

Top to bottom is the same.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 11:13 AM

These girls are on the cellphone whole24hr's. Otherwise how to find money for Reloads!.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 11:21 AM

wow !!

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 11:28 AM

"The police said the two sisters had been living away from their parents have invested the stolen money to purchase perfumes and clothes"

Another sad story of parent's' ignorance ruining a whole childhood.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 11:31 AM

OMG

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 11:31 AM

Pickpocketed a police constable? This news made my day!

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 11:32 AM

Poor 2 sisters..

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 11:39 AM

its bring bad name for another student also...shame on this...

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 11:42 AM

It may be their pre-vocational sudies.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 11:48 AM

Sisters & Co. Small timers.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 11:05 AM

OMG, where is the country heading to?

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 12:01 PM

They have a bright future in the field of Politics,if they join the ruling party!..??

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 12:05 PM

punish their parents !!!!!

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 12:06 PM

Maru neh??

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 12:19 PM

I wonder who should take the blame ?

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 12:46 PM

It's not a good self employment nowadays, most of the times they must have found empty pocket's !.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 12:50 PM

this must be a additional subject apart from there other subjects

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 01:02 PM

school girls???

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 01:05 PM

Maybe the sex perverts on buses will think twice now. Way to go sisters!

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 01:16 PM

Must be very courageous, intelligent students.. (specially girls)

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 01:17 PM

All these impacts from MEGA TELE SERIES!! Media and Cultural ministries can try to save at least next generations minds. Dont think these as individuals cases.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 01:25 PM

"POWERTY" the main cause.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 01:37 PM

School society also should be responsible.Because If they checked their attendance of school,it shold have informed to Parents or guardian by School.

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