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Rs. 4.7 m fraud

by Sarath Malalasekera

The Criminal Investigation Department yesterday uncovered a fraud involving Rs.4.7 million, at the Green Path Education Department. A Computer Operator of the same branch was arrested.

Investigations revealed that the money had been withdrawn from Nugegoda branch of the People's Bank on a forged cheque belonging to the Education Department.

The suspect is alleged to have obtained the signatures of the officials of the Education Department for the forged cheque through the computer.

Bank officials had identified the suspect as the person who had withdrawn the money. The CID produced him before the Colombo Fort Magistrate and Additional District Judge Priyantha Fernando who remanded him till January 18.

A special CID team assigned by the DIG, CID is conducting investigations.

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