Four persons who were arrested for excavating for treasure in Muttur have been arrested by the police. According to the police, the suspects had been excavating for treasure under the guise of digging a well.

Three of the suspects were arrested and remanded until June 30, after they were produced in  court.The fourth suspect was arrested on Wednesday and is scheduled to be produced before the Muttur magistrate on Thursday. The suspects are residents from Thopur and Trincomalee.

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