A Police Inspector and a Police Constable have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a pistol and a magazine containing 10 rounds of ammunition from the Matugama Police Station, police said.
It was revealed during a documentary audit that a firearm and several rounds of ammunition have been missing since January 26.
The missing items include a pistol and a magazine containing 10 rounds of live ammunition, which were part of the sub-service inventory at the Matugama Police Station, said police.
Matugama Police are conducting further investigations into the incident.
