Cop arrested over abduction and Rs 1.4m theft
June 24, 2014 04:18 pm
A police officer has been arrested on charges of abducting a resident of Wellawatta and stealing nearly Rs 1.4 million from him, police said.
The victim was on his way to deposit Rs 1,365,000 in cash at a bank on June 21 when two police officers, claiming to be CID officers, forced him into a three-wheeler and stole the money.
A complaint was filed with Wellawatta Police regarding the incident and a police officer attached to the same police station was arrested while the other has fled, the police media unit said.
The victim was on his way to deposit Rs 1,365,000 in cash at a bank on June 21 when two police officers, claiming to be CID officers, forced him into a three-wheeler and stole the money.
A complaint was filed with Wellawatta Police regarding the incident and a police officer attached to the same police station was arrested while the other has fled, the police media unit said.
