Supermarket cashier defrauds Rs 1.6 million

BY TISSINDRA PATHIRANA-Monday, 30 Sep 2013

Wellawatta Police has arrested a cashier allegedly for defrauding Rs 1.6 million from a supermarket in Wellawatta.

The 23-year-old from Nuwara Eliya has been arrested on a complaint by the management of the shop as he had failed to bank the sales collection as required.

In their investigations police have found that suspect had been fraudulently replacing counterfeit dollar notes with valid notes and with the approval of the management had banked a lesser amount after holding back the invalid notes.

Police said that the issue had been going on for nearly six months before the management discovered the fraud.

Police have also discovered 43 counterfeit dollar notes in his possession at the time of his arrest.

Wellawatta Police are conducting inquires. (Ceylon Today Online)