Thilini Priyamali, who is on remand for defrauding people to the tune of millions of rupees, has been running a posh office at the World Trade Centre and is involved in a money laundering network, according to police.
It has come to light that a politician who has invested over 800 million rupees in this woman’s business group has allegedly downsized his investment to 100 million rupees when investigations were initiated into the matter.
In this scenario, the investigators have found that some people are reluctant to come forward and have understated the amount of the defrauded assets.
It has been found that the total amount that this woman allegedly defrauded amounts to Rs 1 billion.
The police said that this is not the first time that she has been arrested. She was arrested by the police in 2017 over a financial scam. She was also arrested by the Cinnamon Gardens police in 2018 and by the Mirihana police this year, respectively.
A gem and jewellery business, a film production company, a construction company, and an oil importing company have been registered under her business group, named Ticho and the police say that this woman has a unique ability to attract people using crafty methods.
Thilini Priyamali, who was arrested yesterday (06), has been remanded until the 19th.
