Sri Lanka, May 20 -- The valuable ancient lightning conductor installed on the historic Nuwara Eliya pink post office building was looted in broad daylight, the Nuwara Eliya Protection Organisation accuses.

A powerful political hand is highly suspected to be operating behind the failure of the police and the Department of Archaeology to take proper action regarding this large-scale heist, Gayan Wijayabandara and Nalaka Rathnayake who expressed views on behalf of the organisation stated.

Because of that, the Nuwara Eliya Protection Organisation accuses that the investigations into the looting of the lightning conductor are being buried.

Development activities recently commenced at this ancient building, which was declared an archaeologi...