The man who targeted unmarried women arrested

Senior Superintendent of Negambo Police, Samantha Sigera and team have been able to arrest a suspect who had cleverly targeted middle-aged women who were unable to marry and robbed them of their jewellery and savings. The suspect known as Lakmal is a former army serviceman of the medical corps.

 

Lakmal has been able to rob fifteen women from many parts of the island. Lakmal has approached, an unmarried middle-aged woman from Nikawartiya and asked her to come to the Negambo bus stand to discuss the marriage ceremony after talking to her on the phone for some time.

 

A trip to Colombo  

 

After meeting at the Negambo bus stand they decided to take a trip to Colombo and on the way, lakmal managed to drug the women by inducing sleeping tablets to a drink. However, as she was becoming drowsy Lakmal was able to get the bank card and the PIN no of the bank card from the women.

 

Later when she awoke Lakmal had vanished with the money in the handbag and withdrawn 20000 from the women’s bank account. The Negambo police obtained CCTV footage of Lakmal and used women Police Constable Ramya to phone Lakmal and develop an intimate relationship over the phone. The conversations with women PC Ramya gave out many clues on the culprit’s movements and the Negambo police arrested Lakmal within a few days.