Maradana Police said that a woman and a man who robbed cash and jewelry from elderly and middle-aged women visiting the clinics of the Colombo National Hospital were arrested yesterday.
The police have found the gold jewelry worth about 1.2 million rupees that the suspects had stolen together and sold to a place where gold is bought in the Weligama area. According to the police investigations, the woman and the man had befriended the elderly and middle-aged women who came to attend the clinics and took them out of the place and after giving them intoxicant drugs mixed with food and drinks had stole their gold jewelry and cash. Police arrested the suspects after investigating three complaints regarding such thefts since January.
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 – 01:00
