Four suspects, who had burgled a house at night and looted money and gold jewelry, have been taken into custody.

The Kantale Police Station and the Crime Investigation Bureau of Kantale Division have initiated investigations on burgling a house and looting gold jewelry worth over Rs. 6.2 million and cash worth Rs. 267,000/= in the Kantale Police area on the night of 04.01.2025, and have arrested four suspects.

Two suspects were arrested in the Katugastota area on 11.01.2025, and based on the facts revealed during further investigation regarding those two suspects, two more suspects were taken into custody in Gampola and Sampur areas.

Accordingly, a portion of the stolen gold jewelry and the car used to commit the crime and to flee have also been taken into custody by the Crime Investigation Bureau of Kantale Division.

The arrested suspects are residents of Sampur, Kiliveddy, and Gampola areas, aged between 23 and 41 years.

The Kantale Police Station and the Divisional Crime Investigation Bureau are conducting further investigations.

Four suspects, who had burgled a house at night and looted money and gold jewelry, have been taken into custody
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