Kirulapone SI arrested over armed robbery

12 June 2017 06:14 pm

A Sub Inspector attached to the Kirulapone Police Station was arrested by the Colombo South Division Law enforcement unit on charges of robbery.

Police said the SI who also functioned as OIC of the Divisional Crime Prevention Unit was charged with armed robbery of cash, jewellery and a lightning conductor from a house at Bauddhaloka Mawatha in Colombo 7 on May 20.

Earlier, the Police also arrested an Inspector and four other people in connection with the robbery. They were produced in Court and remanded till June 16. (By Darshana Sanjeewa)