Cancer Patients defrauded, Rs.2.2Mn transferred from bank accounts; three suspects remanded

By Bhagya Silva

Three suspects, arrested for allegedly defrauding cancer patients by falsely promising financial assistance and fraudulently transferring over Rs. 2.2 million from their bank accounts using forged identity documents, have been remanded until March 17, 2025, by Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali yesterday. 
The suspects, Malith Bhashana, Rasika Damayanthi, and Sithum Nisansala, residents of Kaduwela, were remanded in connection with this scam.
According to the Cyber Crime Division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the suspects had contacted cancer patients who had posted online requests for financial assistance.