CID arrests former chairman of Sri Lanka Fertilizer Company

November 19, 2020 09:04 pm

A former Chairman of the state-owned Sri Lanka Fertilizer Company (Lak Pohora) 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.

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