Ex-minister’s former Coordinating Secy turns swindler

Asela Kuruluwansa

A fraudster evading arrest on 10 court warrants issued against him for defrauding unsuspecting job seekers for nearly Rs. 5 million promising expatriate jobs in European Union countries, was arrested from a hideout in Battaramulla by the Kandy Police Fraud Investigation Unit on May 4.

The suspect who was a confidante of a parliamentarian who crossed over to the UNP, had served as his Coordinating Secretary when he was a former minister.

Nearly 10 youths in several areas including Kandy and Matale had fallen prey to him and parted with money.

Investigations are continuing.