Sri Lanka, Oct. 6 -- A soldier and four others were arrested by Kebithigollewa Police over cattle rustling.

Investigations revealed that the main suspect was a 25-year-old soldier attached to an army camp in Trincomalee area and a resident of Kebithigollewa. Other four suspects were between 25 and 37 years of age and residents of the same area.

It is alleged that they had stolen three milch cows valued more than Rs. 1.5 million that had been tethered in a home garden in the Handagala area.

The suspects were to be produced in court.

OIC Crime Investigation Branch, Kebithigollewa Police IP Ranjith Hematilaka is conducting further investigations.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Daily Mirror Sri Lanka....