The chieftain or the main 'kapu mahatha' of the Kataragama Maha Devalaya, arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The chieftain or the main 'kapu mahatha' of the Katharagama Maha Devalaya, Sompala Rathnayake has been arrested by the  Colombo Crimes Division.

According to the police, he is to be produced before the Tissamaharama Magistrate's court later today after surrendering to the Crimes Division this morning. 

The Colombo crimes division has a probe ongoing to arrest the chieftain over the disappearence of the gold tray that was placed at the Katharagama Devalaya, donated to the shrine by the wife of notorious organized criminal Angoda lokka. 

Earlier, another 'kapu mahatha' of the Devalaya was arrested in connection to the incident.