The legal officers of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) yesterday arrested a police constable who defrauded an individual of Rs. 700,000 by promising foreign employment opportunities.
The 54-year-old is a cop attached to Agalawatte Police, and he has been identified as a resident of Batemulla in Imaduwa.
He has reportedly been arrested over a complaint made by a person living in Agalawatte area.
The arrested suspect is scheduled to be produced before Matugama Magistrate’s Court.