The suspect was produced before the Nugegoda Magistrate yesterday (January 26, 2026), where the court issued the remand order.
According to the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect and his wife operated the agency under the name Rainbow Manpower and falsely promised employment opportunities in Romania, collecting large sums of money from job seekers across the island.
The SLBFE has received around 470 complaints against the agency in connection with this alleged scam. These complaints have been handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further investigation.
In addition, the CID has received more than 400 separate complaints related to the same case.
The agency owner was initially arrested on October 30 and has been in remand custody since then. When the case was taken up again yesterday, the Magistrate ordered the extension of his remand.
Chairman of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment, Kosala Wickramasinghe, stated that all possible legal steps are being taken to ensure justice for the victims and to take maximum action against those responsible for the fraud.
