A cat in Ratnapura is wanted for swallowing jewellery worth thousands of Rupees after it entered several houses uninvited and swallowed valuable rings and pendants lying around, police sources quoted residents as saying.
However when contacted Ratnapura police said that they have some complaints of jewellery being missing but could not confirm a cat involvement.
Residents reported their missing items to the police early last week but were unable to identify the suspect.
The brown street cat, who had been roaming in the neighborhood for over a month, was spotted swallowing the jewellery by a gardener who immediately narrated the incident to the house owners.
The cat which carried out its crime in another house the following day was immediately caught red handed, swallowing a gold earring by three people who had been following the animal, but escaped unharmed when the men tried to grab it, the residents had said. The hungry cat has not been spotted in the neighborhood since then.
-DM
However when contacted Ratnapura police said that they have some complaints of jewellery being missing but could not confirm a cat involvement.
Residents reported their missing items to the police early last week but were unable to identify the suspect.
The brown street cat, who had been roaming in the neighborhood for over a month, was spotted swallowing the jewellery by a gardener who immediately narrated the incident to the house owners.
The cat which carried out its crime in another house the following day was immediately caught red handed, swallowing a gold earring by three people who had been following the animal, but escaped unharmed when the men tried to grab it, the residents had said. The hungry cat has not been spotted in the neighborhood since then.
-DM
jk
but feel very sorry about the cat
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