Western Province special operation police chief arrested for abducting innocent people for ransom taking
Linked to vehicle robberies and LTTE
Police Terrorism Investigation Division arrested the chief of the Police Special Operation Unit with two other officers, an inspector and a constable, for having links with the LTTE, said police spokesman SSP Ranjith Nanayakkara.
The police spokesman said that these persons had obtained massive ransoms through death threats to businessmen in Colombo. They abducted people for ransom taking and robbed vehicles as well. The police spokesman also said that they had sold the robbed vehicles in uncleared areas and police doubts that a portion of the profit had given to LTTE. Investigations are still underway.
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Linked to vehicle robberies and LTTE
Police Terrorism Investigation Division arrested the chief of the Police Special Operation Unit with two other officers, an inspector and a constable, for having links with the LTTE, said police spokesman SSP Ranjith Nanayakkara.
The police spokesman said that these persons had obtained massive ransoms through death threats to businessmen in Colombo. They abducted people for ransom taking and robbed vehicles as well. The police spokesman also said that they had sold the robbed vehicles in uncleared areas and police doubts that a portion of the profit had given to LTTE. Investigations are still underway.
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