The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today (20) that a private bank had been defrauded of 290 million rupees through a scheme where suspects promised higher returns instead of properly creating cards and accounts.
Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama instructed authorities to launch an immediate investigation and arrest the suspects involved.
Presenting further details, CID officers revealed that the suspects initially transferred funds into 64 bank accounts, and later moved the money from those accounts to ten other accounts.
The CID stated that investigations into the matter are ongoing.
This order was issued after a complaint was filed by the state-owned bank concerning the incident.
