A 36-year-old man has been arrested on charges of impersonating a Police Sub- Inspector (SI).
The Police said the man was arrested in Pannipitiya yesterday by officers from the Western Province South Crimes Division.
The suspect is reported to have carried a fake identity card posing as a SI and had engaged in various crimes and fraudulent activities.
The man had also published several pictures on social media wearing a Police uniform.
The Police said the suspect who is a resident of Rakwana will be produced before the Maharagama Magistrate’s Court today.
They said the suspect will be charged under the Penal Code and the Police Ordinance. (NewsWire)