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Rs.40 million fraud raises doubts on People’s Bank data system

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2 years ago

October 23, 2023

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A retired principal who allegedly obtained an amount of Rs.42,055,000 from the People’s Bank fraudulently, has been arrested by the Public Complaints Investigation Department of the CID.

The suspect is said to have obtained loans from two bank branches located in Kandy and Gampola under the ‘Gurusetha’ loan scheme introduced by the People’s Bank.

The arrested suspect is a 69-year-old retired principal from Hindagala.

According to the CID, the principal has prepared fake documents and fraudulently obtained this amount from the two branches on 26 occasions.

However, with the disclosure of this fraud, it was reported that doubts have arisen in the banking sector whether there are shortcomings in identifying recurring errors in the People’s Bank’s internal data system.

Source – Lankadeepa

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Former Eastern Provincial Council member arrested

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7 hours ago

July 6, 2025

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Ampara District Organizer of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal party and former member of the Eastern Provincial Council K. Pushpakumar alias Iniya Bharathi has been arrested.

He was arrested over the abduction and disappearance of the former Vice Chancellor of the Eastern University Prof. Subramaniyam Ravindranath.

Sivanathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pillayan, the leader of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) and former State Minister, was arrested by the Colombo Criminal Investigation Department at his office in Batticaloa on April 8, over this incident.

He was later detained for 3 months under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.

Iniya Bharathi, also known as Kumaraswamy Pushpakumar, was arrested based on information revealed during the interrogation of Pillayan.

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e-Revenue Licence system down due to technical glitch, ICTA says

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7 hours ago

July 6, 2025

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The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) said the electronic Revenue Licence system (eRL 2.0) is currently unavailable due to a critical technical infrastructure issue.

According to the ICTA, the disruption began on July 3, 2025, and has made vehicle revenue licence issuing services inaccessible.

The unavailability is expected to continue until July 9, 2025.

The ICTA expressed regret for the inconvenience caused to the public and assured that technical teams are working urgently to resolve the issue.

The agency also said that further updates will be shared as work progresses, with an official notice to be issued once services are restored.