A 46-year-old woman has been arrested at the passenger terminal of Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake over an alleged financial fraud involving a WhatsApp group, police said.
The suspect had allegedly promised a valuable gift parcel through a WhatsApp group and persuaded a person to deposit Rs. 1,455,000 into her bank account.
The investigation was launched following a complaint over the alleged fraud.
The arrest was carried out with the assistance of the North Western Province Computer Crime Investigation Unit. The suspect is a resident of Nugegoda.
Further investigations are being conducted by the North Western Province Unit of the Computer Crime Investigation Division. (Newswire/AI image)