Lawyer arrested for selling Thailand embassy land using forged documents

An Attorney-at-Law has been arrested by the CID for having sold a 20-perch land worth Rs. 500 million that belonged to the Thailand embassy in Colombo 7 by stealthily using forged documents, Police said.

The CID had earlier arrested the two men who had forged deeds and sold the land to another and bought the land, Police Spokesman SDIG Ajith Rohana said.

The CID began investigation after it had been revealed that the transaction was made through forged deed.

The arrested lawyer would be produced before the Colombo Magistrate.(DSB)