68,000 wall clocks with MR, Namal photos found

18 January 2015 09:06 am Views - 23701

68,000 wall clocks with pictures of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa were found in a store at Mabima in Sapugaskanda today, Police said.

They said several election posters were also found inside the store.

They said the Sapugaskanda Police had obtained a search warrant from the Mahara Magistrates court on an information received that some suspicious items were being hidden in the store in the Mabima area.

The store owner had given a statement to the police saying that the store was rented out to the Ports Authority for Rs. 1.5 mn a month. (DS)