06 suspects remanded for theft & assault of taxi driver

Six suspects who were arrested in connection to the robbery and asault of a driver of a private vehicle rental service in the Dambulla area, have been remanded. 

The Police said the suspects had been arrested by officials of the Dambulla Police Station on Sunday. 

The suspects are aged between 41 and 55 years old and are residents of Dambulla. 

Preliminary investigations reveal that the driver had obtained a hire via the company’s online service to transport a passenger from Dambulla to the Katunayake Airport on 04 January 2025.

After having arrived at Dambulla Town and picking up the passenger, the driver had been assaulted by a group warning him not to accept hires from Dambulla.

The group had also stolen Rs. 87,000 in cash and a pair of spectacles worth Rs. 15,000 from the suspect. 

The suspects who were produced before the Dambulla Magistrate’s Court have been remanded until 08 January 2025. (Islandnews)

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