CCTV helps nab trishaw thieves

Aranayake Police have arrested two persons in connection with the theft of a three-wheeler belonging to a businessman in Dippitiya town.

The CCTV camera installed in one of the shops in the Dippitiya town had captured images of the three men taking away the three-wheeler. Based on CCTV evidence, Aranayake Police officers apprehended two suspects after carrying out the search operation in several areas close to Mawanella.The other suspect has fled the area.Police located the three-wheeler which was to be dismantled and sold off, hidden in the Ussapitiya area.

The businessman who parked his three-wheeler just opposite his shop went missing when he searched it after four hours. After perusing CCTV images, police along with the businessman conducted a search operation around the area.

Based on this, Police arrested two suspects while the rest has fled the city.The suspects have been identified as residents of Danagama and Thalagolla areas of Mawanella.

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