Person arrested for creating counterfeit 5,000-Rupee note featuring Sri Lankan President

Handcuffs - Arrest by Police

A person has been arrested in connection with the release of an image of a counterfeit 5,000-rupee note on the Internet that falsely used a photograph of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) stated that the suspect was arrested yesterday (November 4) in Piliyandala.

The arrested suspect, a 38-year-old resident of Athurugiriya, is to be produced before the court.