A man want­ed for a se­ries of rob­beries in Siparia, as well as a shoot­ing, has been ar­rest­ed by po­lice.

In­ves­ti­ga­tors said around 10 pm on Sat­ur­day they went to his home and ex­e­cut­ed a search. Five rounds of am­mu­ni­tion were al­so al­leged­ly found on the premis­es. The sus­pect is be­lieved to be linked to a se­ries of rob­beries and house­break­ing of­fences which oc­curred in the dis­trict on Holy Thurs­day when many res­i­dents were cel­e­brat­ing the La Div­ina Pas­to­ra cel­e­bra­tions.

The ac­cused is said to be on bail in con­nec­tion with rob­bery and shoot­ing of­fences. He will ap­pear be­fore ID pa­rades over the next few days, fol­low­ing which he will be charged. In­ves­ti­ga­tions are con­tin­u­ing. —Rad­hi­ca De Sil­va