A special police team of the Criminal Investigation Department has arrested a person who posed as a co-ordinating secretary of the Minister of Public Security.
The Police Media Spokesman’s Office mentions that 37-year-old Warnakulasuriya Nilanga Manoj Fernando, a resident of Baduwatta Road, Upper Kottaramulla, has been arrested.
This suspect was arrested in Kotarammulla, Chillaw, on the 19th.
The Criminal Investigation Department has conducted this investigation based on a complaint that this person pretended to be a coordinating secretary of the Minister of Public Security and made a phone call to an officer of the Ministry’s staff on the 18th and threatened him with obscene words.
The Police Media Spokesman’s Office also stated that this person has also influenced police officers by pretending to be a coordinating secretary of the Minister of Public Security.
The Police Media Spokesman’s Office also states that after the suspect was presented to the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court yesterday, the court has been informed that he is ready for a settlement by admitting guilt. The Police Media Spokesperson’s Office further states that after considering the facts, he has been released on personal bail of 100,000 rupees.