Uncle Piyum, who hid letters under the mattress for six years without delivering them

A police team that raided a house in search of illegal liquor has been able to uncover a remarkable secret hidden under a mattress for over six years. It was a stock of over a thousand letters meant to be distributed to the public.

Haldummulla Police Station OIC, Police Inspector Ashoka Indunil Ratnayake, had received information that there was illicit liquor at the house of a postman serving at the Haldummulla Soragune Sub Post Office. Accordingly, a team of police officers went there to inspect the house.

During the inspection of the house, the police found a large pile of letters stacked under a mattress in the house. The police stated that there were a total of 2078 letters, including 12 registered letters and a large number of ordinary mail letters.

The suspect postal worker has been arrested by the Haldummulla Police in connection with the incident. During questioning, the police revealed that this postman had been hiding the letters under his mattress at home for over six years without distributing them.