A 44-year-old woman has been arrested on charges of having defrauded Rs. 13 million from job seekers with the promise of securing employment in Poland.
According to Lankadeepa, the suspect was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake upon her return from India today.
A total of 53 complaints had been filed at the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) against the woman, who is a resident of Battaramulla.
Investigations have revealed that the suspect had taken large sums of money and passports of individuals promising them jobs in Poland.
The foreign employment agency operated by the woman is reported to have been sealed by the SLBFE recently.
The Kaduwela Magistrate had imposed a travel ban on the suspect, who was apprehended by Immigration and Emigration officials at the Katunayake airport upon her return to Sri Lanka today.
Officials of the SLBFE had taken custody of the woman and had produced her before the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court.
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment is conducting further investigations. (NewsWire)