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Man posing as private secy. to Defence Secretary nabbed by SIU/CID-Has craftily evaded arrest for two years
Sunday 22 January 2012 By Gayan Kumara Weerasingha
The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the CID was able to apprehend a suspect who had been allegedly involved in deceiving big time businessmen and wealthy persons to the tune of millions of rupees while at the same time posing off as a private secretary of Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
This suspect had indulged in this nefarious activity for over two years and had evaded police arrest before he was nabbed last week by the Special Investigation Unit of the CID. The suspect has also been referred to as a major in the Sri Lanka Army and he had been engaging in these illegal activities promising to hand over the cash he has obtained to the defence secretary. The SIU had been alerted of the suspect’s conduct, and investigations had been handed over to a special police team under the coordination and supervision of Senior DIG Anura Senanayaka. It is alleged that the suspect had used the names of all the members of President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s family to carry out his trade. It is also allegedly that he has been carrying out his nefarious activities throughout the country. However, the first such complaint with regard to the suspect’s activities had been received by the SIU in early 2010 from a female in Ambalangoda.
False promises
The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the CID was able to apprehend a suspect who had been allegedly involved in deceiving big time businessmen and wealthy persons to the tune of millions of rupees while at the same time posing off as a private secretary of Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
This suspect had indulged in this nefarious activity for over two years and had evaded police arrest before he was nabbed last week by the Special Investigation Unit of the CID. The suspect has also been referred to as a major in the Sri Lanka Army and he had been engaging in these illegal activities promising to hand over the cash he has obtained to the defence secretary. The SIU had been alerted of the suspect’s conduct, and investigations had been handed over to a special police team under the coordination and supervision of Senior DIG Anura Senanayaka. It is alleged that the suspect had used the names of all the members of President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s family to carry out his trade. It is also allegedly that he has been carrying out his nefarious activities throughout the country. However, the first such complaint with regard to the suspect’s activities had been received by the SIU in early 2010 from a female in Ambalangoda.
False promises
It is alleged that the suspect had deceived the female by promising to find her a job at the Central Bank with the assistance of Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his wife. He had also pretended to know the defence secretary and his wife personally, which tactic had paid off with no one being suspicious of his moves.
As the days went on the suspect had hoodwinked the female to the tune of Rs 100,000 promising to find her a job. A complaint had been lodged with the SIU of the CID as the woman concerned had not received a job even after the lapse of a few months.
Suspect entertains lavishly
As the days went on the suspect had hoodwinked the female to the tune of Rs 100,000 promising to find her a job. A complaint had been lodged with the SIU of the CID as the woman concerned had not received a job even after the lapse of a few months.
Suspect entertains lavishly
Following inquiries by the SIU it was ascertained that the suspect was nothing but a big-time fraudster and that he was in no way related or even connected to the family of the defence secretary. Afterwards, another complaint had been received by the SIU of the CID from a person in Weboda. It is alleged that the suspect concerned had deceived that person to the tune of Rs 300,000.
The suspect had then hosted that family to a meal at the Jetliner cruiser as well giving the impression that the party had been organized on the instructions of the defence secretary. But it had later transpired that the suspect had used the money he had obtained from the family concerned to host the party on the ship. The fraudster had then told the family from Weboda that he was going to tour the USA accompanying the defence secretary and had deviously kept his cellphone switched off during that period to give the impression that he was not in the country. But after a few days he had told the family from Weboda that he had even visited the White House and had attended an official dinner given by President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama.
This statement had led the family from Weboda to become suspicious of this person in veiw of the fact that had the defence secretary attended any official dinner with the US President then such an occasion would have been highlighted in the local media. But as none of that had taken place they became wary of the fraudster. But he had managed to get out of that situation as well and it was around this time that the SIU of the CID received a complaint from the family in Weboda.
Having conducted detailed inquiries through cellphones, the investigators were able to discern that the fraudster was from Kotikawatta. He is 51 years and by the time he was nailed he had allegedly got married a few times as well. It is reported that the CID had taken two years to nail the suspect as he had craftily evaded being arrested.
When he was eventually nabbed he had been hiding in a house in Hokandara. According to the police he is the 141st person who has been guilty of deceiving the public while using the name of President Rajapaksa and his family members.
Cases reduce, thanks to SIU
The suspect had then hosted that family to a meal at the Jetliner cruiser as well giving the impression that the party had been organized on the instructions of the defence secretary. But it had later transpired that the suspect had used the money he had obtained from the family concerned to host the party on the ship. The fraudster had then told the family from Weboda that he was going to tour the USA accompanying the defence secretary and had deviously kept his cellphone switched off during that period to give the impression that he was not in the country. But after a few days he had told the family from Weboda that he had even visited the White House and had attended an official dinner given by President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama.
This statement had led the family from Weboda to become suspicious of this person in veiw of the fact that had the defence secretary attended any official dinner with the US President then such an occasion would have been highlighted in the local media. But as none of that had taken place they became wary of the fraudster. But he had managed to get out of that situation as well and it was around this time that the SIU of the CID received a complaint from the family in Weboda.
Having conducted detailed inquiries through cellphones, the investigators were able to discern that the fraudster was from Kotikawatta. He is 51 years and by the time he was nailed he had allegedly got married a few times as well. It is reported that the CID had taken two years to nail the suspect as he had craftily evaded being arrested.
When he was eventually nabbed he had been hiding in a house in Hokandara. According to the police he is the 141st person who has been guilty of deceiving the public while using the name of President Rajapaksa and his family members.
Cases reduce, thanks to SIU
According to CID sources, so far they have received 182 complaints against suspects who are engaging in such nefarious activities. Out of that number, 152 complaints had been received in 2010. However, by 2011, that number had come down to 30. This was due to the setting up of the SIU of the CID and the actions the unit has been taking to contain the issue.
The majority of complaints – 48 – had been for the use of President Rajapaksa’s name while 36 complaints had been for using the name of the Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa. MP Namal Rajapaksa’s name had been used in 24 such cases while the First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa’s name had been used in 23 complaints. Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s name has been used in 12 of the complaints received by the CID. A further 16 complaints had been received concerning the Presidential Secretariat and the illegal usage of its name.
The majority of complaints – 48 – had been for the use of President Rajapaksa’s name while 36 complaints had been for using the name of the Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa. MP Namal Rajapaksa’s name had been used in 24 such cases while the First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa’s name had been used in 23 complaints. Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s name has been used in 12 of the complaints received by the CID. A further 16 complaints had been received concerning the Presidential Secretariat and the illegal usage of its name.
