A couple from Jaffna trying to leave for Canada on a forged visa were arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) last night, the Immigration Department said.
The 40-year-old husband and his 34-year-old wife were due to leave to Japan and thereafter travel to Canada.
Immigration officials had felt suspicious about the visa and carried out investigations.
The couple had admitted that a local agent had demanded Rs 8 million for the visas and they had already paid Rs 6.5 million. They were handed over to the CID for investigations. (By T.K.G. Kapila)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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