An individual who had financially defrauded the public of Rs. 137,000 promising overseas employment has been arrested in Kadugannawa.
The Police stated that based on a complaint, the suspect was arrested by the Nuwara Eliya Police while at his rented property in Kadugannawa yesterday.
The suspect has been identified as a 55-year-old resident of Meerandeniya, Galle.
Investigations have revealed that there are 13 pending cases on financial fraud against the suspect in the Mathugama, Mahara, Pannala, Fort, Kegalle, Dambulla, Nuwara Eliya, Galle, Balapitiya, Anuradhapura, Nugegoda, Kalutara, and Hulftsdorp courts.
The Nuwara Eliya Police is conducting investigations into the incident. (NewsWire)
