Maldivian arrested in Alawathugoda

3 June 2013 05:20 pm

A 35- year-old Maldivian was arrested by the Alawathugoda Police today for allegedly defrauding a local of Rs. 3.5 million. The Maldivian national had taken the money from the local promising foreign employment after which he had absconded.

Police said the suspect who was arrested when he had visited the house of the complainant in Mawathupola, had not possessed a valid passport.