Eleven persons have been arrested for digging in search of Archaeological objects in the Haputale Viharagala reserve and in a private land in Arachchikattuwa Manachery, police said.
According to information received by the Bandarawela Divisional Crime Investigation Division regarding the excavations in the Viharagala Reserve, the site was cordoned off last evening. Excavation equipment was seized along with 05 suspects.
The five suspects arrested were aged between 24 and 59 and residents of Welimada and Ambagasdowa.
The officers of the Chilaw Divisional Crime Investigation Unit have received information regarding the group who were digging in a private land in Arachchikattuwa Manacheriya.
Six suspects were arrested and the excavating equipment was taken into police custody. They are aged between 22 and 59 and are residents of Rajakadaluwa, Bambarapana and Chilaw.
