Police said the arrest was made in connection with a complaint lodged in December last year by a doctor in the Colombo area. The suspect had allegedly promised to provide the complainant with a luxury vehicle at a concessional price.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect had been serving at the Ports and Civil Aviation Authority around seven months ago. During that period, she had allegedly informed the doctor that vehicles auctioned at the port premises could be obtained at a reduced price and had accepted Rs. 22.7 million from him.
However, she had neither delivered the vehicle nor returned the money and had reportedly evaded the complainant, prompting the doctor to file a complaint with the police.
The suspect is scheduled to be produced before the Fort Magistrate’s Court today (20).
