By Lakmal Sooriyagoda   

The Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court yesterday 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 lodged by award winning traditional medical practitioner Kelum Harsha Kamal Weerasinghe for alleging cheating him of Rs.77.98 million.

The Court imposed a travel ban on five former 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 made by 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.