Gang arrested with fake notes

A gang who has allegedly robbed jewellery from several houses throughout Vavuniya and suspected of printing fake currency notes were arrested by the officers of the intelligence unit and the unsolved crimes division of the Vavuniya police.

Following information received about the robberies from 12 houses and over 200 sovereigns valued at Rs. 10 million, police arrested two suspects from Navasikulam and Sidambaram areas in Vavuniya with 135 sovereigns and a Rs. 1000 fake currency note in their possession.

When questioned about the fake note one suspect had told police that it was stolen from a house in Karuwankudi area in Vavuniya. The police officers after

In a search operation in the house, a lap top computer, scanner, printer and several computer equipments were taken into custody

the interrogation of the suspects had rushed to the place mentioned by suspect and in a search operation in the house, a lap top computer, scanner, printer and several computer equipments were taken into custody.

The police have also revealed that the suspects had mortgaged more than 75 sovereigns robbed by them to the banks in Mannar and Killinochchi. All the suspects were due to be produced to court.

Under the guidance of the Vanni District DIG K. H. Jayaweera and under the supervision of Va- vuniya SSP Hemantha Adikari an investigation is being conducted by the OIC of Vavuniya police headquarter Chief Inspector Eric Perera and OIC of the unsolved crime division SI Shantha Vithanage. PCs Upali, Janaka, Jayaweera, Ranjith, Chandrasekera and Herath also participated in the raid.