The woman who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department in connection with a fraud involving crores of rupees as investments from businessmen and other professionals in various fields while running an office on the 34th floor of the World Trade Center in Colombo Fort, had been making close contact with beautiful actresses and models for her investors and recorded them on video. Further investigations have shown that this scam has been going on for a long time by scaring the investors that they will be made public.
For this purpose, she has used several actors, actresses and models who are very loyal and close to her. The Criminal Investigation Department has already managed to clearly identify 06 of them. Two of them are popular actresses.
Investigations have revealed that these actresses and models were paid between 5 and 10 lakh rupees for talking about their personal life and sex life with this businessman. The Criminal Investigation Department officials have also found that she recorded this action which arouses the emotions of the investors and shows it to the investors when they demand their investment money and scares them.
Investigations have shown that she has carried out this activity very plannedly and for this reason, a large number of people who have invested money in her company do not come forward to complain against her.
A senior police officer said that a separate investigation team of the Criminal Investigation Department has started investigations into the game she played using actresses. The official said that it will be a technology-related operation. Investigations have revealed that this woman is not running any business and has been enjoying 06 registered businesses by taking financial investments and pretending to be a group business. Investigations have revealed that a fuel company is among her portfolio of businesses.
Investigations have revealed that people from different walks of life have been caught in her fraud, and most of them are unknown businessmen. It has been found that she has been in close contact with several members of the security forces, so she has received protection from them. In addition to businessmen, lawyers, monks, artists and a politician have also been caught by this woman, the Criminal Investigation Department has found.
A senior official of the Criminal Investigation Department mentioned that the amount of fraud she has committed will exceed 100 crore rupees from the investigations done so far. The officer said that some people have shown reluctance to complain for fear of being caught in income tax and some of those who have complained have complained citing a low value. The Criminal Investigation Department has found that a politician who invested 80 crore rupees with this woman has complained only about 10 crore rupees.
It is said that this woman has an artist who has invested 15 crores of rupees as well as a strong figure who is engaged in politics and he is preparing to complain to the Criminal Investigation Department .
Sources revealed that after she was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department, the Criminal Investigation Department received phone calls from a large number of people who were caught in her fraud. A senior officer of the Criminal Investigation Department also mentioned that if they also file a complaint against her, the amount of her fraud will exceed 200 crore rupees.
The Criminal Investigation Department revealed that this woman has been arrested on seven previous occasions for similar fraud. She was also arrested by the Negombo Police in July this year before the Criminal Investigation Department arrested her on the 5th. In 2017, she was arrested by the Kurunduwatta Police, in 2018 by the Criminal Investigation Department on two occasions; and by the Mirihana Police on one occasion. All those arrests were made in connection with money laundering. The Criminal Investigation Department has found that she is involved in money fraud as a profession and has been using her beauty as a tool to get close to the elite. –
(Curtesy Dinamina)