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Five arrested for allegedly digging for antiquities

From Lankadeepa · () Sinhala

Translated from Sinhala and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Official statement Under investigation
  • Hingurakgoda police arrested five people accused of excavating in Talpotha while searching for antiquities.
  • The suspects, aged 19, 26, 45, 47 and 49, live in the Polonnaruwa and Pulastigama areas.
  • Police said they are conducting further investigations.

Hingurakgoda police have arrested five people accused of digging in the Talpotha area while searching for antiquities.

The suspects are aged 19, 26, 45, 47 and 49 and live in the Polonnaruwa and Pulastigama areas. Hingurakgoda police are conducting further investigations.

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Originally published by Lankadeepa in Sinhala. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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