Yes, it’s a Blue Sapphire

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The precious stone which a Police Assistant attempted to sell in Anuradhapura for Rs.40 million recently had been identified as a Blue Sapphire by the officials of the National Gem and Jewellery Authority and the Department of Archaeology, sources said yesterday.

A police assistant attempted to sell the stone, kept in a brass casket, to two businessmen in Anuradhapura for Rs.40 million recently.

Officials of the Gem and Jewellery Authority told Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate Uresha De Silva that the stone was a genuine Blue Sapphire and that they were not in a position to evaluate it.

Officials of the Archaeological Department told Court that the casket could be dated to the Kandyan Period.

The stone had been found by the main suspect Upali Jayasumana (43) of Namalpura in Galenbindunuwewa and three others when they dug for treasure in an abandoned paddy field in the Inamaluwa area in Dambula. Two businessmen in Matale had agreed to buy it for Rs.40 million later.

The main suspect had been taken into custody when he was on his way to Matale for the transaction.

Jayasumana has been on remand and the Police were on the look out for the other two involved in the treasure hunt. (Athula Bandara)

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