Soldier arrested for defrauding a woman by posing as a senior police officer

A 34-year-old suspect has been arrested in the Seeppukulama area in Polonnaruwa for allegedly impersonating a high-ranking police officer.

 

Police said that the suspect was arrested following investigations carried out by officers of the Polonnaruwa division crimes unit, regarding information received that a man posing as a police officer had duped a young woman after promising to marry her.