Sri Lanka, June 8 -- The Horana Court has issued a detention order against the assistant manager arrested in connection with the robbery of Rs.35 million from a State bank in Horana.

Acting Magistrate Kanthi Kannangara authorised a six-day detention order to interrogate the suspect assistant manager and ordered the suspect Security Officer to be remanded in custody until June 11. The robbery took place on June 3 between 2.50 and 2.55 pm. On the orders of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Priyantha Weerasooriya, the investigation was transferred to the Peliyagoda North Crime Division.

During initial investigations, Peliyagoda North Crime Division officers inspected the relevant Bank premises and found Rs.1,740,000 hidden among docum...