Hunt launched for main suspect

Sarath Malalasekera

A special police team attached to the Maradana Police led by Inspector Neomal Fernando deployed by Western Province Senior DIG Anura Senanayake is conducting investigations to arrest the main suspect in the National Identity Cards fraud case.

The two suspects arrested earlier are alleaged to have been printing forged National Identity cards at a house in the Maradana Police area were produced before the Maligakanda Magistrate L Liyanarachchi who remanded them until October 24.

The special police team led by Inspector Neomal Fernando, OIC MO Branch Maradana Police also took into custody several items used by the suspects to print the forged National Identity Cards including a computer.

According to the police investigations the suspects charge about Rs.35,000 to prepare a forged National Identity card.

Investigations are being conducted by Senior SP Maxie Proctor assisted by SP Ranjith Dayananda, with Maradna Police OIC Lucian Sooriyabandara, with PS Somaratne, PCs Asela,Dimarage, and Warnasuriya of the Maradana Police.