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)
The final rites of veteran broadcaster, writer, and lyricist Nirmala de Alwis will be held today at Peradeniya.
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