Sri Lanka, June 1 -- A suspect who had stolen a motorcycle from a woman at knife point and fled the area has been arrested by officers of the Melsiripura Police while at a restaurant's parking lot in the Melsiripura area.

Following a tip-off received on May 31, Melsiripura Police had launched an investigation into an incident where a man had allegedly threatened a woman with a sharp weapon and stolen her motorcycle on Mahawela Road within the Melsiripura Police Division.

Accordingly, based on further information received by officers on night patrol, police had located the suspect hiding in a restaurant parking lot in the Melsiripura town. When officers attempted to arrest him, the suspect resisted by obstructing police duties.

The susp...