• Previously arrested by CID for financial fraud

An individual has been arrested by the Kompannavidiya Police for allegedly impersonating an official of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) and defrauding several individuals of money.

Police stated that they received several complaints alleging that the suspect had introduced himself as an IRD officer and had collected funds fraudulently from the public. Following these complaints, the Kompannavidiya Police launched an investigation and subsequently took the suspect into custody.

The arrested individual has been identified as a 50-year-old resident of Galgamuwa. Investigations have revealed that the suspect had previously been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with a similar financial fraud case.