The Gangodawila Magistrate has ordered the owner of Rainbow Manpower, a foreign employment agency accused of engaging in a large-scale foreign employment scam by promising jobs in Romania, to be remanded until February 13.
The suspect was arrested on October 10 last year on suspicion of defrauding victims of over Rs. 900 million while operating the Rainbow Manpower foreign employment agency in the Maharagama area.
During proceedings, the Magistrate directed the respondent to submit a detailed report at the next hearing on the manner in which payments were made to individuals who were fraudulently deprived of money. The court also ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to present a comprehensive report on the assets owned by the suspect on the same date.
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has received approximately 470 complaints against the suspect for allegedly defrauding individuals by promising employment opportunities in Romania. These complaints were subsequently handed over to the CID for further investigations. In addition, the CID has received more than 400 other related complaints.
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment and the Criminal Investigation Department appeared in court on behalf of the complainant.
