A file from the office of former Attorney General Dappula de Livera has been stolen by an unidentified individual, the Colombo Additional Magistrate T.N.L Ilangasinghe was informed yesterday.
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) told the Magistrate that an investigation has been launched into the theft based on a complaint.
Briefing the court on the progress of the investigation, the CID stated that it has taken over the investigation from the Narahenpita Police.
Preliminary investigations have revealed that the file had been stolen from the office located at Longdon Place, Colombo 07 on 11th November 2022 by an individual who had arrived in a white van.
CCTV footage from the office shows the man rummaging through the documents in the office for nearly 10 minutes and leaving after taking possession of one file.
The CID is conducting further investigations into the incident. (NewsWire)