(UTV|COLOMBO) – Rs. 14.5 million was stolen from a cigarette company in Nuwara Eliya today (02), the Police said.
Police said that three men in a three-wheeler had robbed the cash when it was being transported to the bank from the agency.
The robbers had blocked the lorry transporting the cash and smashed the window of the lorry using an iron bar.
The suspects had also stolen a cheque valued at Rs. 370,000.
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