The Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) yesterday (Aug 2) informed the Mount Lavinia Magistrate's court that it is investigating into a cash deposit of Rs 10 million to an individual's bank account through a state bank in Saudi Arabia.
According to the FCID, the money had deposited to an account registered under the name of steel manufacturing company owned by a resident of Dehiwala identified as Mohamed Fawzan.
Submitting a report before court, the FCID stated that suspicious transactions are believed to have taken place through the personal account of the company owner.
Accordingly, court instructed the relevant institutions to release details of the bank account, the company, and its board of directors, after the FCID had made a request to that effect.
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