22 April 2023 08:22 pm
A 21-year-old Moulavi who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for making two false calls to the 118 emergency call centre about an attack on a mosque in Akurana and an area with a majority of Muslim community, was remanded till May 4 by the Hultsdorf Magistrate's Court today.
The suspect was arrested by the Cyber Crimes Division in the Harispattuwa area today.
Police said the suspect, a resident of Harispattuwa had told the police that the information he had given was fake.
The suspect made two false calls on April 18 and 19th. The security in the Akurana area was beefed up following the false alerts.