Immigration IT Controller Arrested Over Rs. 9.8M Procurement Fraud ⚖️

• Context: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested K. Herath, the Controller of Information Technology and Border Control at the Department of Immigration and Emigration, regarding a fraudulent software procurement project. • The Fraud: Investigations by the CID’s Financial Crimes Investigation Division revealed a payment of Rs. 9,831,250 was disbursed for a software installation system that was never delivered or implemented. • Key Charges: • Misappropriation of State funds. • Failure to ensure delivery of contracted ICT infrastructure. • Violations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. • Current Status: The suspect is in custody and is due to be produced before court following the probe into irregularities within the department’s digital procurement process.