Uni student arrested for stealing Rs. 05 Mn from a bank account

July 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM

A student of the University of Ruhuna has been arrested in connection with the unauthorized online access to a bank account and the misappropriation of Rs. 05 million.

The university student was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on Thursday (17).

The suspect is a 25-year-old resident of Sinna Puthukkulam in Vavuniya.

Investigations were launched by the CID’s Cyber Crimes Division following a complaint, leading to the suspect’s arrest.

The arrested individual is scheduled to be presented before the court. (Newswire)