The youth who went missing after being arrested by the Hambantota Police has surrendered to police through a monk, Police Media Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

This was revealed to the media by the Police Spokesman this afternoon at the Police Headquarters.

According to the Police Spokesman, the youth had contacted Ambakolawewa Buddhika, a monk in Dikwella, this morning. The monk had contacted the police spokesman and the youth's family. Thereafter the youth had been brought to Colombo.

The youth appeared before the media during the press conference.

G.G Gayashan, a 20-years-old from Bandagiriya, was arrested on September 9 along with two other individuals by the Hambanthota police for allegedly stealing paddy from a warehouse in Hambantota. He went missing afterwards.

Police earlier dismissed the accusations of his relatives that they were responsible for the disappearance. Hambantota Police maintain that the youth fled from police custody.

However, it was later revealed that the police has falsified the police records to indicate only two, not three, youth were arrested.

Four police personnel were suspended earlier today regarding the incident. A separate investigation will be carried out on them, DIG Ajith Rohana said.