The Horana People's Bank Assistant Manager's female companionship is the root of his downfall.

Police investigation teams have decided to question three young women who are said to have maintained close relationships with the assistant manager of the People's Bank in Horana, in connection with the investigations being conducted regarding his alleged staged robbery of approximately three and a half crores of rupees from the bank.

Police investigations have so far revealed that the 54-year-old suspect bank official secretly associated with women and led a luxurious and hedonistic life, spending unlimited amounts of money for it. Furthermore, information has been received that this individual was heavily burdened with debt. Accordingly, based on information that he also spent money on the young women in question, they are to be questioned.

A spokesperson for the Western North Police investigation team stated that the main suspect, who has been arrested, is deliberately concealing a lot of important information during questioning.

It is also reported that his family life has been disrupted by this theft, and due to his secret activities from his family, a situation has arisen where he may not be able to live in the village in the future.

A 54-year-old assistant manager residing in the Wewala Gangoda area has been remanded for further investigations, while a resident of the Bulathsinhala area has been placed in pre-trial detention.

During a search of the main suspect assistant manager's house, police found several drug pill cards. Following extensive questioning, investigators also discovered 1.7 million rupees hidden secretly in a bank's storage room. Due to the discovery of drug pills at the house, police are conducting investigations with special attention to whether the suspect has any connection to drug trafficking.

Investigations into the suspect's background revealed that he had borrowed money at interest from several women and that they had exerted strong pressure on him via phone calls to repay the money. Furthermore, police revealed in court that he frequently visited massage parlors and had spent excessively on relationships with various women, including models.

Appearing for the main suspect in court, Attorney Ranjan Haputantri stated that the recovered money did not belong to his client. Furthermore, Attorneys Roshan Dehiwala and Dulanga Mihiranga, appearing for the second suspect, the security officer, stated that it was unfair to remand their client as sufficient evidence had not yet been presented against him, and requested that a summary of evidence report be submitted on the next court date.

The Western Province North Divisional Criminals Unit is conducting further investigations into the incident. The arrested assistant manager has been taken for inspections to the bank premises, the house of a woman in Panadura Nalluruwa who lent him money at interest, and the homes of two prominent businessmen in the Horana area. The police further reported that the suspect is scheduled to be taken to the Millaniya area thereafter.

Following the presentation of the arrested suspect assistant manager and the bank's security officer to the court in connection with this incident, the security officer has been ordered to be remanded until the upcoming 11th. However, the police state that the main suspect bank official will be further detained under a six-day detention order for extensive questioning.