Former Borella Anti-Vice Squad OIC arrested for alleged robberies of a stock of lightning conductors and gold jewelry worth Rs. 550,000
Colombo Chief Magistrate Lal Ranasinghe today ordered to keep him remanded till June 16.
The suspect is to be produced before an identification parade on next hearing date.
The Cinnamon Gardens Police alleged that the robbery had occurred while the concerned items belonging to Western Provincial Council member Royce Fernando were being transported to Colombo by two of his employees in order to be sold.
At a previous occasion, police had arrested five suspects including Borella police traffic branch OIC who involved in the incident and placed them under remand custody until June 16.