Former Chairman of Ceylon Fertilizer Company arrested over financial fraud
Posted by Editor on November 19, 2020 - 9:36 pm
Former Chairman of the Ceylon Fertilizer Company Limited has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for financial fraud.
Police Media Unit said that the suspect was arrested by the CID over allegations of financial fraud amounting to Rs. 90 million during the purchase of fertilizer from a private company in 2017.
The suspect who was the chairman of the Ceylon Fertilizer Company from 2017 to 2019 was arrested on suspicion of being involved in this alleged financial fraud at his residence at Wickramasinghapura in Battaramulla.
Latest Headlines in Sri Lanka
- Former CPC Chairman Dhammika Ranatunga granted bail by Colombo Court December 15, 2025
- Sri Lanka condemns Bondi Beach attack in Australia December 15, 2025
- Sri Lanka estimates USD 400 Million for railway reconstruction after Cyclone Ditwah December 15, 2025
- Large-scale drug trafficker arrested in Wattala with 21 kg of cannabis December 15, 2025
- Tragedy at Bondi Beach: Mass shooting at Jewish festival kills 15, injures dozens December 15, 2025
