(UTV | COLOMBO) – The Chairman of the Deraniyagala Pradeshiya Sabha has been arrested for stealing 98 water meters.
The water meters belonged to the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB), the Police Spokesperson, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said.
An engineer attached to a water project raised the complaint with the Deraniyagala Police that 477 water meters and other equipment had been stolen from the NWSDB Kumburugama Warehouse in Deraniyagala on 30 March.
Accordingly, an investigation had been launched over the theft of water meters and other equipment which were to be installed as part of a water project in Deraniyagala.
The Police had arrested 3 suspects.