SriLanka, Nov. 8 -- Puttalam Police have reported the arrest of an individual suspected of attempting to steal coconuts, who instead ended up robbing the coconut estate's watchman of a gold chain valued at Rs. 600,000.

The complaint was lodged by a resident of Kurunegala Road, Puttalam, who is employed as the watchman at the Nindeniya Coconut Estate.

The incident occurred around 9:00 PM on the night of November 6.

The suspect illegally entered the Nindeniya Estate and was preparing to steal coconuts when the watchman shouted and challenged him.

According to the police investigation, a subsequent dispute escalated between the two parties.

The suspect then abandoned the attempt to steal coconuts and instead violently snatched the gold ...