FCID reports against Water board chairman and project director

By Nimanthi Ranasinghe 

 
The Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) reported before the Moratuwa Magistrate’s court a fraud of Rs 400 million committed allegedly by the Chairman of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board and the Project Director of special water supply project implemented for the towns in the Colombo East,by the NWS&DB.   

The OIC of the unit 04 of the FCID Police Inspector Ranasinghe had informed courts that investigations had begun to find out whether they have violated any regulations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act No. 5 of 2006 or an act coming under the purview of any Constitutional regulation or failure to adhere to such regulations.   

The complaint to the FCID in this regard had been made by a former employee of the NWS&DB Mohamed Mohideen Mohamed Imithiyas, a resident of Mt Lavinia. The FCID has reported to courts that the special project for the Towns in Colombo East is an ongoing project from 2015 and the fraud had been committed by exaggerating the project cost by
Rs 400 million.     

The complaint to the FCID in this regard had been made by a former employee of the NWS&DB