A Malaysian national accused of defrauding Rs. 2.5 million from a businessman in Bambalapitiya was arrested on Monday (02).
The suspect was arrested at the arrival terminal of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) by officials from the Department of Immigration and Emigration.
Following his arrest, the Malaysian was handed over to the Colombo Fraud Investigation Bureau and was later granted bail after being produced in court on Tuesday. However, his passport has been confiscated.
The suspect was arrested after a complaint was filed by the businessman in 2021 over the financial transaction.
In his complaint, the businessman stated that the suspect had taken Rs. 2.5 million from him for his business venture in Sri Lanka in 2016.
However, as the suspect had issued a dishonoured cheque to the businessman, the latter had filed a complaint in 2021 and a travel ban had been issued against the Malaysian, but he had already left the country.
However, as the suspect had returned to Sri Lanka on Monday to attend a business meeting at the Agriculture Ministry, he was arrested for violating the travel ban. (NewsWire)