An individual has been apprehended for stealing several items, including a television, from a school in the Thandikulam area in Batticaloa.
The suspect was arrested on Monday (Jan 15) by officials from the Crimes Investigation Unit of the Vavuniya Police.
The arrest was made following a complaint filed with the Vavuniya Police by the Principal of the school.
The suspect was identified following the inspection of CCTV footage from the area, where he was found to be walking away with the television on his shoulder.
Investigations have led to the arrest of a 30-year-old resident of Sundarapuram in Vavuniya.
The suspect has been produced before the Vavuniya Magistrate’s Court by the Police. (NewsWire)