Day-light bank heist in Moratuwa
Two armed persons stormed a semi-government owned bank and removed Rs. 700,000 plus on the busy Galle Road in Moratuwa a short while ago, police said.
They said the two persons wearing motorcycle crash helmets had entered the bank and emptied the cashier’s till at gun point before fleeing on am motorcycle.
In a similar incident earlier in the day two persons astride a motorcycle had attempted to raid a private bank in Kirulaponne but were forced to flee after private security guard had opened fire.