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Tele-actor who 'hijacks' three-wheelers parked on the road ... caught red-handed with robbed three-wheelers!
A tele-drama actor and three others are suspected of having organised robbing three-wheelers parked by the roadside and ultimately have been arrested yesterday (16), Kalutara district crime unit says and that was with three-wheelers worth over Rs. 100 lakhs. Police have thus found thirteen of such robbed three-wheelers.
Over about an year back these three-wheelers were robbed from locations such as Badureliya, Piliyandala, Panadura, Horana, Kesbewa and Borella, it was revealed at investigations, police say.
Police state that the main suspect, this tele-drama actor has advertised a three-wheeler found from Maharagama area over the internet and when a resident of Norechchole inquired about it he has later become familiar with the suspect. After this familiarity had developed, all three-wheelers found by the suspect have been sold for a song to the suspect concerned, police mention. Police further mention that a majority of the three-wheelers robbed were those parked at weekend bazaars.
Police state that the main suspect, this tele-drama actor has advertised a three-wheeler found from Maharagama area over the internet and when a resident of Norechchole inquired about it he has later become familiar with the suspect. After this familiarity had developed, all three-wheelers found by the suspect have been sold for a song to the suspect concerned, police mention. Police further mention that a majority of the three-wheelers robbed were those parked at weekend bazaars.
A police officer said that various persons had got hold of registered certificates of three-wheelers of thousand, two hundred, two hundred and one and two series for a song and had thereby changed its chassis and engine numbers and thus engaged in this racket. Under these circumstances, of the eleven three-wheelers so robbed had been sold to the Norechchole suspect in which instance those were found, police say. The rest of the three-wheelers had been sold to people in Chilaw, Piliyandala and Bandaragama and were recovered from information of the suspect, police say.
The main suspect of this organised racket was arrested near Panadura court and when questioned it was possible to find about this racket. This main suspect, the tele-actor was a resident of Kahatuduwa while the other two suspects were from Chilaw and Norechchole. Suspects arrested are expected to be produced before Panadura court.
Information -- Bimal Shyaman
