Two persons, including a social media activist who operated a fake account as ‘Little Harts’ and swindled Rs 2.9 million have been arrested and will be produced in courts today, Police said.
The suspects were identified as Senadheerage Dulan Maheshitha, 28 from Nochchiyagama and Manikkuge Sandaruwan Silva, 23 years old, from Palaviya.
The two suspects had offered various prizes through a scam they operated via a website and fraudulently collected money, Police siad.They had claimed that they were supporting families of the cancer patients.
They were arrested from the Kalpitiya and Norochcholai areas and will be produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate 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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