Man charged for misleading youths

Kapila SOMARATNE-Panadura group correspondent

A racket involving the defrauding of youths, promising executive postings in state banks was unearthed by the Panadura Police Special Crime and Fraud Bureau following the arrest of the mastermind. The suspect Senadirage Dayananda of Ferry Road, Mahabellana, Panadura has been a former coordinating secretary of an ex-UNP Parliamentarian.

He had posed as the present coordinating officer of a minister and allegedly earned around Rs 4.3 million from youths including young educated girls promising executive jobs in state banks.

Panadura Police SCIB officials said forged appointment letters and other documents were traced from the possession of the suspect after his arrest.

When he was produced in Court on Thursday a Police officer from the Colombo Division Fraud Bureau appeared before Court and informed that the suspect had cheated several youths in Colombo and Tangalle.

He had defrauded youths to the tune of Rs 1.3 million. Some had received forged letters of appointment under the Finance Ministry seal. Investigations are continuing.