Bank robber arrested [May 14 2011]

A man who robbed over 1.2 million from the Commercial Bank branch at Akurana by pointing a pistol at its  Manager was arrested by Katugastota police with the support of the public yesterday when he attempted to flee from the scene.

Police searched the man and recovered the robbed cash along with a toy pistol, a pointed knife and a motor cycle in his possession. The suspect is a resident of Giratalawa in the Kandy area. He will be produced before the Kandy Magistrate. (JJ)