Man posed as State Minister’s Secy. arrested for defrauding Rs.12Mn

By Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya   

A 28-year-old person, who had impersonated a Coordinating Secretary to State Minister Dilum Amunugama was arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) over a fraud of Rs.12 million.   

Police said the suspect, a resident of Kelaniya had defrauded the money from an individual in Badulla to buy a vehicle.   The suspect had then cheated the victim by producing a forged ID card and documents to claim that he was a Coordinating Secretary to the State Minister.   The suspect would be produced in court tomorrow.