Former PS councillor arrested

A former Panduwasnuwara PS councillor who had cheated a businessman of Rs. 1.4 million and tried to flee the country was arrested and produced before Hettipola Magistrate S.F. Mahafy last week. He was ordered to be remanded till October 28.

The suspect had owned a poultry farm and bought poultry food and veterinary drugs from a businessman in the area. But he had not paid for them. The businessman had complained to Kuliyapitiya police about the issue and when the suspect came to the airport to go abroad, he was arrested.

Investigations are continuing.