COLOMBO (News 1st): A decision has been made to obtain the assistance of Interpol for the investigation into the incident where a large-scale financial fraud of 13.2 billion rupees was carried out by illegally accessing the data system of the National Development Bank.
Police stated that a group of Interpol experts who investigate virtual currency are scheduled to arrive in the country for this purpose. It added that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) made the relevant request to Interpol’s headquarters located in Lyon, France.
Four suspects have been arrested so far and are in remand custody until the 17th. Among the suspects are an assistant manager of the payment and settlement division of the bank’s head office and his brother.
Meanwhile, NDB recently announced that no customer account balances have been affected by the internal financial fraud incident that occurred at the bank. It emphasized that the bank is operating normally and all services are continuing uninterrupted.
Meanwhile, the Central Bank issued a statement regarding this incident, stating that NDB capital adequacy and liquidity ratios remain above the minimum regulatory requirements.News First
