Colombo Land Registrar Arrested in Property Fraud and Forgery Racket

A female Land Registrar attached to a Colombo Land Registry Office was arrested yesterday (July 7th) by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). She is accused of involvement in a large-scale racket that aided organised criminals through document forgery and unlawful property transfers. Investigations by the CID's Financial Crimes Investigation Unit revealed she allegedly provided second copies of property deeds and extracts to external parties. The suspect, a 51-year-old resident of Pannipitiya, is also alleged to have conspired and prepared forged documents against lawful owners.