A 27-year-old man has been arrested for stealing the vehicle of a Magistrate in the Piliyandala area on Saturday (11).
According to Police spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa, the suspect was arrested in the Oliyamulla area in Wattala.
SSP Thalduwa stated that the stolen vehicle had also been taken into custody following the arrest.
The Police launched an investigation after the suspect had locked up the Magistrate in a room of his luxury house and stolen his car.
The incident had occurred after the magistrate had advertised his luxury house in the Madapatha area in Piliyandala for rent on a property website after which the suspect had feigned interest and had arrived to inspect the house.
During the inspection, the suspect had locked the magistrate in a room upstairs and had stolen his car. The magistrate had managed to escape from the room through the window after which the Police had been informed of the robbery.
Police investigations at the time had found that the suspect had arrived at the location through a hired three-wheeler. The Piliyandala Police had launched investigations into the incident. (NewsWire)