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Negombo MC Opp. Leader further remanded until July 17
The Opposition Leader of the Negombo Municipal Council has been remanded by the Negombo Magistrate's Court until July 17 for illegally breaking into a house and assaulting an individual.
Royce Vijitha Fernando, 53, had been arrested as a chief suspect after a complaint had been filed with the police over this incident on June 23.
He is alleged to have broken into a house belonging to a Chinese national posing as a CID officer. He is also alleged to have assaulted an individual and stolen private property. This includes a vehicle, cash, gemstones, and mobile phones worth Rs 7.5 million.
Five suspects who were previously arrested in connection with this incident have been remanded, police noted.
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