A 33-year-old woman has been charged with defrauding approximately Rs 600,000, following the theft of a credit card.
The Police stated that the woman was arrested after investigations were launched into a complaint filed at the Batapola Police station.
The suspect is a 33-year-old resident of the Batapola area.
Police investigations have revealed that the owner of the credit card had returned from overseas and had utilized the card to withdraw money that had been transferred for his mother’s use.
The suspect is reported to have stolen the said ATM card and used it to purchase three gold chains and a gold bracelet, and had withdrawn cash.
The Police had seized the gold jewellery and Rs. 35,000 in cash from the woman’s possession.
The suspect will be produced before the Batapola Magistrate’s Court today (15). The Batapola Police is conducting investigations into the incident. (NewsWire)