Bogus job agent nabbed

A suspect, who had cheated several people by promising them employment in Italy, was nabbed by a team of police officers attached to the Panadura-South Police Station on Wednesday.

Police said the suspect had also cheated people by taking their vehicles on lease and not returning them to the owners after the agreement period.

The suspect had been in operation in Panadura, Bandaragama, Mathugama, Kalutara, Elpitiya, Matara and Rambukkana. He was identified as ‘Itali Saman’, 40, a resident of John Keells Housing Complex, Pinwatta, Panadura.