Sri Lanka Police Media Spokesman Deputy Inspector General of Police Ajith Rohana said that a group of thieves who appeared as Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) had robbed a house in Kettapahuwa, Maho in the North Western Province.
The incident had taken place in the afternoon around 3.30 p.m. The robbers appearing as PHIs gave tablets to the residents of the house saying they would take samples from them for PCR tests.
The residents of the house lost consciousness and woke up the next morning to discover that they had lost gold jewellery.
Police asked people to be vigilant about such incidents. Health authorities said that no medication is given before PCR samples are taken.
