known as ‘Angoda Lokka’ now residing in India has threatened the Inspector, and Officer in charge of the Mulleriyawa Police Station not to harass his accomplices who take ransom from businessmen, a senior police officer said.
The Police officer said that Angoda Lokka had informed him not to disrupt his activities because he took ransom for the distribution among the poor. According to the officer,
Angoda Lokka, an underworld leader now in hiding in India had given a telephone call to one of the policemen ,when the search operation was on for the arrest of suspects connected with the murder of a businessman in Udumulla in Angoda on Thursday. He claimed ransom money was taken from businessmen to distribute it among the poor.
In this instance , he has threatened the Inspector, and Officer in charge of the Mulleriyawa Police Station not to harass his accomplices, who take ransom from businessmen, a senior police officer said.
Angoda Lokka had fled to India after killing five persons including the underworld leader Samayan by shooting at a Prison bus in Kalutara . Angoda Lokka and his accomplice Ladiya had been taken into Police custody in India and imprisoned.
