Sri Lankan newspaper, Columbo Page: Attempt to hunt treasure using machinery thwarted in Sri Lanka
Jun 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka police arrested ten persons on suspicion of treasure hunting in the Girihadu Seya Chaithya premise in the Trincomalee district of the Eastern Province in Sri Lanka.
Kuchchveli police said the suspects were arrested on a tip off as they were preparing to excavate the shrine vicinity using a backhoe machine.
The suspects were to be produced before the Kuchchaveli magistrate today.
Girihadu Seya situated in Thiriyaya, 45 kilometeres northwest of Trincomalee, is considered Sri Lanka's first pagoda. According to Mahawansa Chronicle, two merchants called Thapassu and Balluka built this pagoda enshrining a lock of Buddha's hair while he was alive.
Tamil Tiger terrorists during their occupation of the area destroyed most of the temple structures after they chased away the resident Buddhist monks from the premises.
In a separate incident Muthur police of the Eastern Province arrested three suspects who were treasure hunting in a rock in Pachchanur area.
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