Suspect remanded for marriage scam impersonating CID officers

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By Bhagya Silva

Colombo, March 20 (Daily Mirror) - An individual who had multiple warrants issued on him nationwide, for defrauding victims through a marriage advertisement scam by impersonating a CID officer, was further remanded till April 3 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali.

The suspect, Hemal Udara Ranasinghe from Pinnawala, was arrested by officers of the Cyber Crimes Division of the Colombo Crimes Department on February 5.

The suspect allegedly contacted individuals who had placed matrimonial advertisements in newspapers, pretending to be an officer from the Cyber Crimes Division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). He falsely claimed that their daughter’s nude photographs had been found on a device seized from another suspect and then extorted money from them, amounting to approximately Rs. 300,000.

Investigations have revealed that the extorted money was deposited into another person’s bank account and later withdrawn through an ATM by a third party. The court was told that efforts were underway to arrest both the account holder and the person who withdrew the money.

Police further told court that 11 complaints related to similar frauds had been received by the Cyber Crimes Division.

The suspect had been living at various locations across the country to evade arrest. Eventually, he was apprehended by the Cyber Crimes Division while he was attending a funeral in Avissawella. It was also revealed that he had previously been in remand custody and had orchestrated this scam with the help of another suspect while in prison.

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DPerera Thursday, 20 March 2025 04:21 PM

Nothing happened to MPs who claimed fake PhDs and Medical Council Registration and got elected to parliament by deceiving voters

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THESE ARE OBVIOUSLY STOOGES AND OR CONNECTED TO THOSE WHO DESERTED THEIR EMPLOYMENT IN THE ARMED FORCES, ESPECIALLY THE ARMY, THEY ARE USING THE SAME TACKTICKS PASS ILLGOTTEN FUNDS FROM ONE TO ANOTHER Thursday, 20 March 2025 04:54 PM

D. PERERA, THE MAJORITY OF CITIZENS WHO VOTED FOR ANURA/NPP COULDN'T GIVE A RATS TAIL IF THE PRESENT MINISTERS HAVE PHD'S AND OR MEDICAL COUNCIL REGISTRATIONS!!!. ALL THEY WANT IS TO SEE ALL THE CORRUPT POLITICIANS AND THEIR STOOGES WIPED OUT OF POLITICS, EX PRESIDENTS PERKS REDUCED, ALL THOUSE CORRUPT POLITICIANS TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE A COURT OF LAW AND IF POSSIBLE BEHIND BARS, WHATEVER ILLGOTTEN MONEYS THEY HAVE ACCUMILATED IN THEIR NESTS IN THE COUNTRY OR ABROAD TO BE LOCATED AND IF POSSIBLE CONFISCATED.AND OTHER PROMISES IN THE MANIFESTO FULFILLED. SO YOU CAN MOUTH OFF ALL YOU WANT, BUT THE PEOPLE/VOTERS WILL STAY THEIR COURSE, CAUSE THERE IS NO BETTER PRESIDENT AND OR PARTY TO GET US BACK ON TRACE AND LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST TAKING CARE OF THE MAJORITY LESS FORTUNATE, POOR, SICK AND LIVING BELOW THE POVERTYLINE. WHY!! MAJORITY OF THEM WERE NOT GIVEN PROPER MEDICAL SERVICES, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, TRAINING IN SHOURT EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE AND HAVE HAD.

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Cassie Thursday, 20 March 2025 07:25 PM

What a menace to society. He never learned his lesson the first time. The extortion by claiming someone's daughter's nude photos were found should be a jailable offence for at least 50 years as it destroys families.

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Kandaih Balendran Friday, 21 March 2025 01:14 PM

Suspect is Dr. Sapumal Pachawala ?

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