Chinese woman taken for a ride

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A tour guide arrested on the charge of having swindled a Chinese woman out of US$ 900 after taking her on a trishaw ride around the Colombo city was ordered to be remanded till October 31 by a Colombo Court.

Making a complaint before Kollupitiya police, the Chinese woman Chu Yeili stated that she arrived in Sri Lanka on October 14 and stayed at a hotel in Colombo.

The next day, a person who introduced himself as a tour guide promised to take her sightseeing around the Colombo City. The complainant further stated that the suspect who hired a trishaw for the tour solicited a sum of 1200 US$, which she had parted with. Subsequently, she had come to know that the suspect had cheated her of 1100 US$ and she had conveyed this message to him through another tour guide, after which the suspect had returned US$200 saying he had charged 100 US$ for his guide services and US$ 900 was the cost of hiring the trishaw.

The complainant alleged that the tour guide had overcharged her for the tour and cheated her of 900 US$.

When the suspect Sanjeewa Wijesinghe was produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate, he was ordered to be remanded till October 31. (Lakmal Sooriyagoda)

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Comments - 31

leena Tuesday, 29 October 2013 06:09 AM

If it's official it's likely not to be illegal (not enough to be challenged in the courts anyway) . Buyer at least knows what's in store for them

musa Tuesday, 29 October 2013 12:37 PM

Normally a tourist uses his common sense!!!!What happened here is purely her fault to pay such a sum for a ride!

Abey Tuesday, 29 October 2013 12:24 PM

අපේ උන් බාගෙන කන්නෙතිව ඉහගෙන කනවා.

5555 Tuesday, 29 October 2013 12:17 PM

Pow

Shehan Tuesday, 29 October 2013 11:28 AM

Only fools like you would think otherwise!

BuffaloaCitizen Tuesday, 29 October 2013 11:05 AM

Chinese are very shrewd and some thing is a miss in this drama.

Kaushalya Gurudeniya Tuesday, 29 October 2013 10:36 AM

I think he asked for 1100 LKR, Not USD..... ha ha....

sarath banda Tuesday, 29 October 2013 10:35 AM

TO PATR WITH USD 1200 SHE MAY HAVE HAD OVER 10000USD ITS GOOD TO CHECK THE DECLARED AMOUNT SHE BROUGHT IN TO SL
CHINESE ARE NOT FOOLS
WE HAVE VERY MANY CHINESE NOW DAYS

Merril Tuesday, 29 October 2013 10:14 AM

why fuss???? at last a Sri Lankan has taken a Chinese for a ride, China is taking the whole country on a roller coaster ride daily...

MJ

Nilanse Tuesday, 29 October 2013 10:11 AM

I don't think no where in the world do they charge 900 dollars (!) for a tour around a city. She should have known that.

Chinaman Tuesday, 29 October 2013 09:01 AM

Guess her husband works for the Chinese construction firm in SL, or on the highway building....she had a nice highway ride on a SL tuk Tuk .

warna karu Tuesday, 29 October 2013 08:27 AM

very bad 4 country's image.....he should be punished 4 the max. to let other people to know.. not to cheat tourists...I am disgusted to hear this...

warna karu Tuesday, 29 October 2013 08:24 AM

very bad 4 country's image he should be punished heavily..to tell other people not to do this to tourists I bet her ticket to sl was cheaper..i am disgusted to hear this...

Gem mine Tuesday, 29 October 2013 08:10 AM

This so called drug addict three wheel driver may be working for the famous..synthetic gem selling store gem bureau..to rip off clients...

N.Petiyagoda Tuesday, 29 October 2013 08:05 AM

For 4 days I traveled only by taxi in Bombay and was never cheated. Sri Lankans please take note. NPeti.

Andrew Pitugala Tuesday, 29 October 2013 06:25 AM

And to think that we always considered the "trishaw" to be the cheapest "taxi".

Prof. Calculas Monday, 28 October 2013 02:54 PM

What about the Hotels that officially overcharge the guest, local and foreign?

Asiri Perera Tuesday, 29 October 2013 05:39 AM

The guide must have though that she was a kondey bandapu cheena!!

MorninTroll Tuesday, 29 October 2013 05:23 AM

these people are called touts - if tourists don't come on package tours they can expect these to happen.

manpei Tuesday, 29 October 2013 05:06 AM

OMG. Hahahah. Why would she pay $1,100 for a trishaw tour. The tiket to SL must have cost less.

ram Tuesday, 29 October 2013 02:16 AM

Sri Lankan style now you visited the island of paradise go back and tell this in your country .

ANTON Tuesday, 29 October 2013 02:03 AM

TAKEN FOR A RIDE ???

Dammika Tuesday, 29 October 2013 01:37 AM

After 31st October ???????

Az Tuesday, 29 October 2013 01:17 AM

and once news like this spreads.. no one will want to come to sl

HR Tuesday, 29 October 2013 12:00 AM

HR It's not Robert. It was agreed by both parties. So what's the issue? Arrest all the businessmen and women in SL. The tourist should have checked prices before agreeing to go on the tour.

Rohan Tuesday, 29 October 2013 12:00 AM

Funny we got a name of the suspect. When politicians do crime they go nameless. via DM Android App

Fawzan Monday, 28 October 2013 05:20 PM

Being a slave of China, we and our future generation should be loyal to our Dragon master. You are allowed to cheat any nationality not chinese. Even Chinese get caught for pros**tution court will impose a penalty of 10 Rs.

Meril Monday, 28 October 2013 04:20 PM

This made me laugh.

Shitake Mushrooms Monday, 28 October 2013 04:00 PM

And who says this is a miracle country? And, without a doubt, the woman is stupid.

Chamara Monday, 28 October 2013 03:45 PM

May be the guide bought the trishaw with that US$900.

dr ceylon Monday, 28 October 2013 03:16 PM

theives damage countries image.

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