Gang robs Rs. 5 mn in Ududumbara while in transit

11 June 2018 09:03 pm

A vehicle of a private security firm carrying cash amounting to more than Rs 5 million belonging to two private companies in Kandy was robbed by an unidentified gang in the Ududumbara area this evening, Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said.

He said around five suspects who had come in a van had obstructed the vehicle in the Galkele area and threatened the security officers using a pistol and robbed the money around 4.35 pm yesterday.

Police had later found the vehicle used by the suspects abandoned in the Pallekele area.

Several police teams have been deployed to nab the suspects. (Thilanka Kanakarathna)