Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- The Nawalapitiya Police arrested two suspects today (08) for allegedly breaking and stealing gold-plated "Urna Roma" located on the forehead of the Buddha statues across several temples. The arrests follow a string of complaints lodged with the Nawalapitiya Police regarding similar thefts in the region.

The investigation was launched after the chief incumbent of the Ketapulawa Temple in Nawalapitiya filed a complaint stating that two individuals arriving in a three-wheeler had damaged a Buddha statue.

Using CCTV footage obtained from the temple premises, officers were able to track down and apprehend the suspects.

The suspects, aged between 45 and 50 and residents of the Pilimathalawa area, are believed to have tar...