60 shoes with Dharmachakra-shaped buckle

A 41-year-old shop-owner was arrested yesterday at Balangoda when he was found in possession of thirty pairs of shoes with the buckles in the form of the Dharmachakra, police said.

They said the shoes with their buckles in the shape of the Dharmachakra were displayed for sale at the time of raid.

The raid was conducted on a tip off received by the Balangoda police.

Police said the suspect is a resident of Dehigastalawa in Balangoda and that he would be be produced before the Balangoda Magistrate today. (Chaturanga Pradeep)



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