Two drug-addicts who had snatched a gold chain worth Rs. 45,000 off a female student in Kurunegala, while she was returning after tuition classes, were arrested by Kurunegala Police recently. The suspects have had four milligrams of heroin at the time arrest as well.
They were produced before Kurunegala Chief Magistrate Sampath Hewawasam who ordered them to be remanded until July 16. Meanwhile, two youths who had attempted to rape two schoolgirls, were arrested by Nikaweratiya Police on Wednesday. The attempted sexual assault had taken place while the students had been waiting for their parents in the Nikaweratiya town.