A man who got away with an ATM card of a woman and later withdrew Rs 200,000 from a state bank in Diyathalawa has been arrested, Police said today.
The woman who was not familiar with the procedure in making use of the ATM card had sought the help of a person near the machine to withdraw money.
The man had inserted the card and claimed the card was not working and returned a card to her.
The woman had left the location, but a few minutes later she received an SMS stating that Rs 200,000 had been withdrawn from her account.
She had informed the Police and in turn the police had located the suspect travelling in a bus.
The suspect had admitted that he had taken away the card of the woman and withdrew Rs. 200,000 after giving her an old card.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
Speaker (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne to announced to the Parliament regarding the vacant seat created in Parliament due to the resignation of Mohamed Sali Naleem from his position as a Member of Parliament.
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