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A 47-year-old female lawyer was arrested by the Mount Lavinia Headquarters Police on the night of the 18th, on suspicion of stealing goods worth Rs. 5,292 from a leading supermarket located in the Ratmalana area. The suspect, who works at the Hulftsdorp Court in Colombo and is attached to the legal division of a commercial bank in the Colombo area, currently resides in Ratmalana, although her lawyer's ID card states a Pannipitiya address.
The security officers of the supermarket observed the woman entering the supermarket like a normal customer and secretly putting various items into her handbag. After verifying the theft by examining the footage from the installed CCTV camera system, the supermarket management took steps to detain her on the spot, and the Deputy Manager of the establishment immediately lodged a complaint with the Mount Lavinia Headquarters Police regarding the incident.
Acting immediately on the complaint, a team including Sub-Inspector Gihan and Woman Police Constable Bhagya (11952) of the Mount Lavinia Headquarters Police went to the location and arrested the suspect as she was attempting to leave the supermarket. During the search of her handbag by the woman police officer, the police were able to find 250g of hidden goat meat, 520g of chicken, 100g of roasted dry cashews, a packet containing fifty lunch sheets, and a toothbrush.
Initial police investigations have revealed that this suspect lawyer had also stolen fish from the same supermarket on the 17th. Under the direct supervision of Deputy Inspector General of Police Samantha Weerasekera, who is in charge of the Western South Division, and the instructions of the Senior Superintendent of Police in charge of the Mount Lavinia Division, a team of officers led by Chief Inspector Sanjeewa, the OIC of Mount Lavinia Headquarters Police, under the guidance of Assistant Superintendent of Police Wickramasinghe of Mount Lavinia, is conducting further investigations into this incident.
