Five Lankans arrested in Kuwait

10 June 2012 12:37 pm

Five Sri Lankan were arrested after ransacking an apartment in Al-Farwaniya, in Kuwait, The Kuwait Times reported.

The suspects argue that they only wanted to free their friend who was locked up at the apartment. Officers rushed to the scene after receiving a report from three Sri Lankan residents that reported to police and stole phones, wallets.

Investigators identified a prime suspect who admitted that he and his four accomplices freed their female friend and carried out thefts to ‘punish her kidnappers.’ The five were referred to higher authorities to face charges.