A suspect was arrested for burglary of property worth over Ten Million Rupees

As per the complained received to Police Station, Jaffna, gold jewellery worth Four million and One Hundred Thousand was missing from a house in the Police Area, since 06- 12- 2024.

Jaffna Headquarters Police initiated an investigation and a suspect was arrested on the same day. It has been revealed through the further interrogation and information that has already been disclosed that the suspect is the criminal who committed a number of burglaries reported in Jaffna, Kopai and AchchuveliPolice Areas since 2022.

Accordingly, it has been identified that a series of robberies i. e. theft of gold jewellery worth more than One Million and Four Hundred Thousand reported to Police Station, Jaffna on 08 – 05 -2023, theft of gold jewellery worth around One Million and Nine Hundred Thousand from a house in Achchuveli in the night of 04 – 11 – 2022, and theft of gold jewellery worth around Twelve Million, and Rupees Thirty One Thousand in cash on 28 – 11 -2024, have been committed by the suspect in the custody.

As directed by the suspect, the Police offices accompanied him on 07 – 12 – 2024 to a house of his relative to uncover the stolen jewellery which have been buried by the suspect. Then he attempted to throw a live grenade hidden there towards the Police officers.

The Police officers acted immediately and prevented a massive destruction, and then took the suspect back to the police station with the live hand grenade. Having presented the suspect before the court, the Police obtained detention orders to uncover the stolen jewellery as well as to disclose information on the crimes he has committed. Further investigations are conducted in this connection.