A woman accused of defrauding nearly Rs. 16 million by promising jobs in Romania without a valid licence from the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has been arrested after evading authorities for months.
According to the Divaina newspaper, the woman was arrested by officials of the Special Investigation Unit of the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau recently.
The SLBFE had received 15 complaints stating that the suspect, who had previously worked in Romania, used her connections there to collect money from individuals by promising jobs but failed to deliver.
Investigations were launched, but she evaded officers by moving between areas, including Piliyandala, Wellampitiya, Kolonnawa, and Kahathuduwa.
During the probe, four others who assisted her in the racket were arrested and produced before the court.
Investigators eventually used an undercover decoy to contact the suspect, arranging for her to sign employment agreements at a lawyer’s residence in Kolonnawa. She was arrested at that location.
After being produced before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court, she was remanded until March 3.
Authorities are continuing investigations to determine if more individuals are involved in the scam. (Newswire)