ROBBERY AT BOC BATTARAMULLA

The robbers who had come to rob cash from Bank of Ceylon, Battaramulla branch had got it all wrong:

Amidst hand bombs and gun fire one robber had succumbed to death:

Today in the wee hours of the morning, at 2.30 a.m to be precise a gang of robbers have attempted to rob the bank located and housed in the ‘Sethsiripaya’ building.
One person who was passing this place in a vehicle had suspected that a gang of robbers had been in the process of breaking the bank and robbing the cash. Very intelligently this person had called the emergency Police on telephone No 119 who had come to the spot immediately fully armed.
The Police personnel and the robbers had clashed confronting each other. The robbers had initially hurled a hand bomb at the Police personnel without any avail. The Police had retaliated and had opened fire. One of the robbers had succumbed to death with gun shot injuries.
The others had fled away. However the Police had been able to arrest one other robber. It is not certain whether the robbers were successful in their attempt to rob cash from the safes of the bank.
It is reported from well informed sources that the Bank officials together with the Police personnel have commenced investigations early morning.