Three arrested over alleged unauthorised excavation inside Nikaweratiya house
Illustrative shovel, not equipment seized in the Nikaweratiya investigation.
Police have arrested three people over alleged unauthorised digging inside a house in Divullegoda, Nikaweratiya, in search of antiquities. The raid took place on the afternoon of November 13 after information reached the Nikaweratiya Police Station.
According to police, officers found excavation work being carried out inside the house without legal authorisation. They seized digging equipment along with items used for religious offerings from the premises.
The suspects are aged between 20 and 42 and are residents of Divullegoda. Nikaweratiya Police are continuing the investigation. The account concerns allegations under investigation; the arrests do not establish guilt. The illustrative shovel photograph does not show the house, suspects or seized equipment.