Travel ban imposed on five Sampath Bank officers

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Kaduwela, Dec 12 (Daily Mirror) - The Kaduwela Magistrate's Court today imposed travel bans on five former Sampath bank officers attached to the Thalahena branch for allegedly cheating a bank customer of Rs.77.98 million.

The court issued this order pursuant to a complaint by award-winning traditional medical practitioner Kelum Harsha Kamal Weerasinghe, alleging that a sum of Rs.77.98 million had been fraudulently cheated without his (bank account holder's) permission.

The CID had earlier submitted a forensic audit report before the Kaduwela Magistrate's Court pertaining to alleged massive financial fraud at the Thalahena branch of the Sampath Bank.

The Court imposed travel bans on five bank officers, Lakna Jayasekara (first officer), Thanuja Muthukumarana (former manager), Aruna Jinadasa (former regional manager), Gayani Vidhanapathiranage (clerk) and Hirantha Kodikara (branch credit officer) following a request by the CID in terms of section 124 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act and section 51(b), (1) of the Immigrants and Emigrants Act.

President's Counsel Upul Jayasuriya with Counsel Sachintha Rodrigo appeared for the complainant.

Comments - 17

Mk Tuesday, 12 December 2023 10:29 PM

Learned from our politicians. But not at all 50% training.

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Dee Tuesday, 12 December 2023 10:46 PM

Traditional Medical practitioner, 77.98 million! Even 2 years back! That’s a massive amount! What was the IRD doing?

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Nimal Wednesday, 13 December 2023 10:04 AM

Like most small businesses in SL, probably cash in hand without paying any tax. No wonder our country is bankrupt.

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chandran sinniha Wednesday, 13 December 2023 05:24 PM

nearly 8 Crores Rs. award winning mean it is exempted from IRD? yes very big amount got by the medical practitioner. no any details from award given institutes.

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KARMA ON ITS WAY Wednesday, 13 December 2023 01:45 AM

These crooks should be arrested and remanded immediately.

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Punchi Wednesday, 13 December 2023 03:39 AM

Bank officials? This is further substantiation of the highest integrity that has evolved over 2500 years a permeated into every level of society

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Ram Wednesday, 13 December 2023 04:32 AM

Our money not safe even in the Bank. Deterrent punishment is needed if convicted. Theft of a coconut receives jail but some white collar crimes offenders escape, only in Sri Lanka

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Sam Wednesday, 13 December 2023 05:39 AM

This happens other banks as well. I had a overdraft on my NRFC of USD $ 30 thousand at Bank of Ceylon -Colombo 5, I had to threatened The Manager. This is the normal practice by the manages to give on daily interest to known clients. Do the IT Audits you could find them.

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kumar p Wednesday, 13 December 2023 06:33 AM

well one is in Canada already working for govt as part time as well as another bank

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Adwani Wednesday, 13 December 2023 07:33 AM

Gradually, bank officials too are copying the former President of this poor Island nation. But if it is state bank, no CID no travel ban and no arrest. Imagine one of the corrupt cases of Bank of Ceylon, lent more than Rupees One Billion without any security or guarantee??? to a vehicle importer from Kaduwela.

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CrooksOnTheRun Wednesday, 13 December 2023 08:03 AM

Looks like this fraud has been going on for a while, if former staff are involved and banned from travel out of the country. Hard to believe that this Doctor was not aware his funds were disappearing from his account. Hope they have not taken off overseas with the funds.

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sacre blieu Wednesday, 13 December 2023 08:31 AM

Shocking the quality of bankers today. Nothing is spared as long as this President and politicians are allowed to continue.

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Nimal Wednesday, 13 December 2023 09:25 AM

Looks as though the private sector is equalizing the state sector in terms of fraud.

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Jef Wednesday, 13 December 2023 11:39 AM

I had a very bad experience with commercial bank maharagama branch end of 2015 I was living in overseas i had a half build project in katuluwa Ahangama due to mismanagement i had to sell 26million my good friend insist to bank commercial bank and masterminded to open a overdraft account which I wasn't informed without my knowledge to borrow againts my fix dipsopsit approx six months later when I came back i was told by the bank you have taken over 26 million the bank failed to inform me when question the bank they said its in the disclosure that I've sign the manager never mentioned at the time I bank the money my friend new the manager very well....My hard earned money gone forever very sad the way banks operate here...

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Citizen2023 Wednesday, 13 December 2023 12:20 PM

Being a Bank Manager myself, I am shocked that staff of one of the top SL private banks have done this fraud. How come the Branches Control Dept of the bank didn't detect this, including the Internal Audit Dept? How abt the source of debit vouchers for these debit transactions n who had authorised them? It is evident even the Branch mgr had connived with the other staff who were involved in the fraud. Besides, account holders should check their account statements on regular basis to avoid such frauds. Not imaginable that frauds are happening in banks. People lose trust on the banking system. No mercy, all involved persons should be sentenced to jail to teach a lesson to every bank staff

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Spartacus Wednesday, 13 December 2023 03:08 PM

Sampath Bank is a well known crooked bank.

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ANNECUNT Thursday, 21 December 2023 07:54 PM

sampath bank NEGOMBO has to be investigated

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