Man arrested for attempting to extorting money from bus driver

February 4, 2024 at 1:20 PM

A 34-year-old suspect has been arrested for trying to extort money from a bus driver in Kottawa on Friday (2).

Police say that the extortion attempt has been made with the direction of a criminal living abroad.

The suspect has been apprehended by the driver and the conductor of the bus after he had taken a photo of the driver to be sent to the suspect aboard.

Colombo Crimes Division has arrested the suspect and are conducting further investigations (NewsWire)