Looters rob Rs.1million worth of gold jewellery [March 04 2014]

Two armed men covering their heads with full face helmets had threatened a jewellery shop in Stanley Thilakaratne Mawatha in Nugegoda this afternoon had robbed gold rings worth of Rs.1million, the police said.

The looters armed with a pistol had threatened the staff and had taken away eight boxes of gold rings which each contains 24 rings. They had fled on a motorcycle, eyewitnesses told the police.

Three special teams of the Mirihana Headquarters Police Station are conducting investigations.