A female Land Registrar has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over her alleged involvement in a large-scale racket of aiding organised criminals by forging documents and unlawfully transferring ownership of properties.
The arrest was made yesterday (07) following an extensive investigation conducted by the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) of the CID.
Investigation revealed that the suspect, who was attached to a Land Registry Office in Colombo, had allegedly provided second copies of extracts and deeds of properties to external parties.
She is also accused of directly aiding and abetting organised criminals, by preparing forged documents without the knowledge of the legal owners and facilitating the illegal transfer of land ownership to third parties, officials said.
The suspect has been identified as a 51-year-old resident of Pannipitiya, officials said.
Further investigations are being conducted by the FCID of the CID.
