Video: Pension frauds: CID raids save Rs. 700 mn

2 October 2014 01:21 pm

Police today said the government had been able to save at least Rs. 700 million of pension funds from being drawn through fraudulent means, due to raids conducted by the CID during the past three months.

Police media spokesperson Ajith Rohana said the CID had conducted raids in several parts of the country including Kegalle, Gampola upper division, Nachchaduwa, Galnewa and Polgahawela where various incidents of major frauds had taken place relating to pensions.

Eight suspects including a former secretary of the Southern Provincial Council were arrested over the fraud incidents and the total sum defrauded by them was estimated to be around Rs. 25 million, SSP Rohana said. (Chaturanga Pradeep and Sanath Desmond)

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