Money order lands woman in hot water

Ariyapala WANSATHILAKE- Kurunegala Central special corr.

A 21-year-old woman who changed a money-order for Rs. 10,000 belonging to a woman doctor was sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment, fined Rs. 20,000 suspended for 10 months and ordered to be released after paying back the money to the owner by Provincial High Court Judge Kurunegala Manilal Waidyathilake on Monday.

The suspect Subashani Ekanayake of Ibbagamuwa pleaded guilty to the charges of changing a money-order belonging to Dr. Disna Chamali Peiris.

Attorney-at-law Pileesiyan Perera who appeared for the suspect told Court the second suspect in this case had misled her by promising employment abroad. State Counsel Naleen Hewawasam told Court that the suspect had prepared a forged identity card and pretended to be the owner of the money-order. This is a punishable offence. She had carried many forged identification papers to carry out these activities, several times according to the instructions of the second suspect. There has been several complaints made against the second suspect. Further hearin was put off.