Police have arrested four individuals in two separate incidents for conducting illegal excavations in search of archaeological artefacts in the Polonnaruwa and Kapugollewa areas.
The Polonnaruwa Divisional Crime Investigation Unit arrested three suspects in the Nuwaragēyaya area of Diyabeduma early yesterday (26). They were found digging at the site with excavation tools and ritual items. The suspects, aged 20, 22, and 43, are residents of Puttalam and Aththanakadawala.
In a separate operation on the same day, Kapugollewa Police arrested a 65-year-old resident of Dutuwewa while he was engaged in an illegal excavation. He, too, was found with tools and ritual objects.
The suspects have been handed over to the respective police stations for further investigation. (Newswire)