A suspect who tried to fraudulently sell a motor vehicle he had leased from a vehicle dealership has been arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD).
Police Media Unit said the suspect had forged a vehicle registration certificate for the vehicle he had leased and had tried to sell it for Rs. 5.75 million.
Acting on a tip-off, CCD officers arrested the suspect yesterday from Godagama in Matara. Police said the National Identity Card (NIC) that the suspect produced to officers was also fake.
The 50-year-old suspect is a resident of Polgasowita. He is due to be produced before the Nugegoda Magistrate's Court today.
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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