Stolen traditional doorway (Makara Thorana) and Buddhist statue recovered, three individuals arrested

A person suspected of stealing a traditional doorway (Makara Thorana) worth twenty million rupees and a metal Buddhist statue, which is yet to be valued, on 28.11.2024 placed at Sri Keththarama Temple in Karagampitigoda, Dewanagala, and two monks suspected of aiding and abetting it, were arrested by the Divisional Crime Investigation Bureau Kegalle on the night of 01.12.2024.
The suspect is a 42-year-old hotel owner residing in the Peradeniya area, and the two 29 and 34 year-old monks, were from the temples in the Dompe and Kimbulwila Watta areas.
The officers were able to recover the stolen items hidden in the car of the hotel owner, who resides in the Peradeniya area.
The three suspects were produced before the Mawanella Magistrate’s Court by the Police Station Mawanella on 02.12.2024 and were remanded in custody until the next hearing on 16.12.2024.
Further investigations are underway by the Police Station Mawanella.