SI caught for extortion

Jayantha DE SILVA

A Police Sub Inspector attached to the Intelligence Unit of the Colombo Fraud Bureau was taken into custody in connection with an alleged extortion of Rs. 2 million, demanding a ransom of Rs 1 million and abduction, by the CID.

The suspect was remanded until July 2 on being produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate Rashmi Singappuli on Tuesday.

OIC Mihindu Kumaratunge said Abdul Salam Siyamand Abdul Rahim Naushad operating a Communication Centre at Dam Street, Grandpass had received a telephone call accusing that the centre was used as an illegal foreign currency transaction spot. About 2.00 pm on the particular day, four suspects had entered the centre posing as CID sleuths and had solicited Rs. 5 million for not taking them into custody.

They had obtained Rs. 2 million reminding that another Rs.1 million should be handed over to them later.

The suspects had taken Abdul Salam Siyam as a hostage.

When the four suspects had arrived to collect the balance, Police arrested two suspects along with a red coloured vehicle. The other two had escaped.

Police found Siyam who was abducted in the vehicle.