A 52-year-old Chinese women has been arrested by the police for her alleged involvement in financial fraud amounting to nearly Rs. 8.4 million.
The female suspect was apprehended in the Kollupitiya police division on Saturday, following investigations initiated based on a complaint received by the Colombo Fraud Investigation Bureau on January 31.
According to the police, the arrested individual had reportedly obtained Rs. 8.4 million in total from multiple persons.
She allegedly claimed that the funds were for a business venture and assured the amount would be returned.
The Colombo Fraud Investigation Bureau is conducting further investigations into the case to gather more details about the nature of the fraud and the individuals affected by it.
