The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested a female Land Registrar attached to a Colombo‑area Land Registrar’s Office on Tuesday (07), in connection with a probe into forged documents.

According to the CID’s Financial Crimes Investigation Unit, the suspect had allegedly provided second copies of deeds and register‑bound documents to outside parties, thereby aiding organized crime, conspiring, and preparing forged documents against lawful owners to unlawfully transfer lands.

The suspect is a 51‑year‑old resident of Pannipitiya.

The CID’s Financial Crimes Investigation Unit is conducting further investigations into the case. (Newswire)

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Two men have been arrested in connection with creating forged documents, including drivers’ licences, National Identity Cards, and passports, following a raid conducted on a brothel operated under the guise of an Ayurvedic Spa in Boralesgamuwa.

During the raid conducted on the brothel on Tuesday, the Police had found one female suspect with a forged National Identity Card (NIC). Interrogations of the woman had led to the arrest of a man who had aided in creating forged documents. 

Information from him led to the Police finding a place at Obeysekerapura in Rajagiriya, creating forged documents and the arrest of a man operating the place. During the raid, the Police had seized a laptop, a colour printer, and a scanner. 

According to the Police, the arrested suspects are aged 49 and 57 years, and a residents of Rajagiriya and Polgasowita. They have been remanded until 21 April 2025 after being produced before the Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court today. (Newswire)

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