Thalawa bank robbery probe handed over to CID

The investigations into the Thalawa state bank robbery had been handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on IGP Pujith Jayasundara’s orders, Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said today.

Cash and jewellery worth of Rs. 95 million were robbed from a state bank in Thalawa, Anuradhapura over the weekend.

The police said investigations had revealed that the CCTV system had also been taken away by the robbers. (Darshana Sanjeewa)