Fertiliser Fraud
Six suspects were remanded for allegedly selling government fertilizer. The police had recovered 30 bags of government fertiliser in a lorry Along with 16 empty bags. The suspects said that the fertiliser bags were Given for Rs. 350 and they sold them to the fertiliser dealers for Rs. 1800.
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NHDA officer in bribery net
An officer attached to the NHDA has been remanded for allegedly soliciting a sum of Rs. 150,000 from a resident of the NHDA flats. The money had been sought; it is alleged to make available a document pertaining to a house in the housing scheme at Abdul Hameed Street, Colombo 12.
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‘Dadi Danduwam’
P.H Saman Udayanga, alias ‘Dadi Danduwam’ has been charged with operating An unauthorised financial institution by receiving cash deposits from the Public promising high interest rates. Hungama police arrested the suspect Due to a large number of complaints depositors had lodged with police.
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Danduwam Mudalali
Piyadasa Ratnayake, alias ‘Hungama Danduwam Mudalali’ was charged with Controlling an unauthorised financial institution which he took financial Deposits from over 12,500 depositors. Ratnayake embezzled a total of over Several million rupees.
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Fraudulent documentation
Certain companies were found to have imported goods other Those recorded in the Customs documents, defaulting large sums of money. One of the ways these goods were cleared was by employing wharf clerks Whose services had been terminated but they still acquired their licenses
And permits to clear freight from the port.
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Golden Key suspects further remanded
Ceylinco head Lalith Kotelawela and ten other suspects were further remanded by the Mount Lavinia Magistrate in connection with the alleged misappropriation of deposits amounting to R 26 billion from the Golden Key Credit Card Company. The warrant to arrest Mrs Sicille Kotelawela was reissued.
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Now it’s Ceylinco Sriram
Four suspect directors of Ceylinco Sriram Asset Management were brought before the Fort Magistrate for alleged criminal breach of trust and cheating Rs 7 billion belonging to depositors. They were granted cash bail and Rs 5 million surety bail with two sureties on each suspect and their passports were impounded.
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Imposter remanded
A person who impersonated as the purchasing officer of the Colombo Municipality was remanded by the Colombo Chief Magistrate. He is accused of defrauding a Pettah businessman of four sarees and Rs 5,500.
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