The railway security officers at the Beliatta Station have found a stock of 57 bullets utilized in T56 assault rifles inside a knapsack left under a seat in a compartment of a train operating from Maradana to Beliatta.The train, which departed Maradana at 6.30 a.m., had actually reached Beliatta around 12.15 p.m.
today (29 ).
The black colour bag was found throughout a routine compartment check by a train security officer.
Prior to the discovery, two passengers in the third-class compartment No.
798 had disembarked, leaving the bag under their seat.
Upon evaluation, railway officials have found a magazine filled with T56 bullets.Officers from the Tangalle Division Crimes Unit and Beliatta Police have launched an investigation into the incident.