Doctor arrested over supermarket theft
A female doctor has been arrested on charges of having allegedly stolen dry rations worth Rs. 5000 from a supermarket.
According to media reports, the Kiribathgoda Police arrested the doctor in Makola on Monday (Aug 19).
She was seized by the security officials at the supermarket when she attempted to leave the supermarket with a Rs. 1700 tea leaves packet.
After being handed over to the management, supermarket officials inspected her bag and found three chocolates, a milk powder tin, and a packet of sausages.
The female doctor, who is attached to a state hospital in the area and is a 54-year-old resident of Kelaniya, had been handed over to the Kiribathgoda Police.
During investigations, it was also found that she had a history of having stolen things belonging to the hospital management.
The woman was produced at the Mahara Magistrate’s Court after which she was released on a surety of Rs. 200,000.
