Thursday 15 September 2016

Fake IGP re-remanded

By Shehan Chamika Silva

A man, who was arrested by the CID over impersonating the IGP on Facebook deceiving women to obtain various unlawful advantages, was remanded till September 19 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris.

On a complaint received from a woman, the CID conducted an investigation to apprehend the suspect and arrested at BIA on arrival to the country from New Zealand.

According to the complainant the alleged suspect, Madushan Weerasekara, had deceived her impersonating as IGP on FB.

The CID told court that the mobile phone recovered in the possession of the suspect was expected to be handed over to the Colombo University for further investigations.

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