A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the train e-ticket scam related to the Ella Odyssey train service.
The Police said the suspect was arrested near the Kandy Railway Station yesterday.
The suspect, a resident of Kadugannawa, was found to be in possession of two train e-tickets and two mobile phones.
The Criminal Investigations Department is conducting further investigations into the scam.
This is the latest arrest to be made in connection to the train e-ticket scam related to the Ella Odyssey train service.
Last week, three suspects were arrested in connection to the scam, which was brought to light after all tickets were sold out 42 seconds following the launching of online tickets.
During a recent discussion of the Kandy District Coordination Committee meeting, Deputy Minister of Transport Prasanna Gunasena raised concerns over the large-scale racket related to e-tickets for train services to Ella.
Disclosing information on this racket, he noted there have been cases where groups that buy all the online tickets immediately are later seen selling a ticket worth Rs. 2,000 for Rs. 16,000 to foreigners. (Newswire)
