Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- A suspect who snatched a gold necklace worth approximately Rs. 160,000 worn by a woman was arrested along with his wife in the Ingiriya area on Thursday (10), according to the Crime Investigation Branch of the Horana Police Headquarters.
Police have also taken the gold necklace into their custody along with the suspects.
Investigations revealed that this theft was committed to fund redeem the wife's generator, which had been secretly pawned.
A shop owner residing in the Kananwila area, Horana, had lodged a complaint stating that an individual snatched the gold necklace she was wearing around her neck on Thursday (10) and fled.
Based on information received by Police Sergeant (14934) Janaka of the Crime Branch, the...