The Western Province North Crime Division arrested two individuals involved in an incident of demanding a ransom from a woman after issuing death threats to her over the phone.
The arrests were made following investigations launched based off of a complaint which stated that a resident of Dippitigoda, Kelaniya received a death threat from a drug trafficker based abroad, demanding a ransom of Rs. 1 million.
Accordingly, the ensuing investigations led to the arrests of two suspects yesterday (22). They were identified as Kelaniya residents aged 35 and 53.
The Western Province North Crime Division is conducting further investigations into the incident.