God Kataragama’s golden salver stolen!

The 38 sovereign gold salver belonging to the historic Kataragama Maha Devalaya has been reportedly stolen. A special CID team has been dispatched to Kataragama to commence investigations into the incident.

This 38 sovereign salver is said to have been donated to the Devalaya in 2019 by a devotee. The police had been notified regarding the theft of this golden salver two weeks ago, it is reported.

Accordingly, under the directions of the IGP C.D. Premaratne, a team of CID officers had gone to Kataragama on the 31st to initiate investigations.