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Police Media Spokesman, SSP Buddhika Manathunga stated that individuals affected by alleged foreign employment scam carried out by Thisara Nanayakkara, brother of former Minister Manusha Nanayakkara, should report the matter to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
Investigations into Thisara Nanayakkara’s bank accounts revealed that around Rs.270 million has been deposited periodically between 2019 and 2024. The Financial Crimes Investigation Unit of the CID discovered that this amount was deposited on 28 occasions, likely by individuals seeking foreign employment. The Police urge those who fell victim to these scams to file complaints with the CID.
Thisara Nanayakkara was arrested by CID officers on December 28 over the alleged foreign employment scam. He was later produced before the Gampaha Court and remanded till January 6. He faces charges of defrauding Rs. 3 million from an individual by promising foreign employment.
Gayan Kumara Weerasinghe
