5 arrested over burglary at Indian visa application centre

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The police have jailed 5 individuals including a female for their participation in the breaking and going into event at the Indian visa
application centre IVS Pvt
Ltd in Colombo last week.Several stolen items including a laptop computer, a cellphone, a tablet PC and a digital video recorder (DVR) were
reportedly recuperated from the belongings of the suspects.According to the Bambalapitiya Police, the taken laptop belongs to the chief
regional representative of the visa application centre.The female suspect was revealed to be a member of the cleaning staff of the visa
application centre
Her admirer is likewise among the arrestees.In the early hours of last Wednesday (Feb 15), a group of three who showed up in a three-wheeler
had swiped the taken prized possessions after sneaking into the building.Parts of the DVR were discovered disposed of near a canal in
Kirulapone.The suspects had actually stolen the abovementioned items after their attempt to take cash from the visa application centre was
unsuccessful.Later on Feb 15, the Indian High Commission in Colombo announced that IVS Pvt
Ltd in Colombo would stay closed up until further notification, pointing out a security concerns
However, the outsourced Indian visa application centre resumed regular operations 5 days later.