Two airlines staff booked for ₹2.2-crore fraud
Two employees at SriLankan Airlines in Chennai are accused of misappropriating ₹2.20 crore through forged receipts and fabricated documents. The investigation has revealed a larger fraud involving nearly ₹10 crore linked to operations in Dubai and Chennai. Authorities are conducting parallel probes in multiple locations to trace the accused and uncover the extent of the fraud.
- ▪Two employees at SriLankan Airlines allegedly misappropriated ₹2.20 crore.
- ▪Investigations have uncovered a larger fraud involving nearly ₹10 crore.
- ▪The airline has filed complaints with authorities in Dubai and Sri Lanka.
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Two employees handling finances at the Chennai office of SriLankan Airlines allegedly misappropriated ₹2.20 crore by diverting company funds to multiple bank accounts using forged receipts and fabricated financial documents.Based on a complaint lodged by the airline, the police launched an investigation. Efforts are under way to trace the accused.Investigations have also uncovered a larger fraud, involving nearly ₹10 crore, linked to the airline’s operations in Dubai and Chennai, prompting parallel probes in Dubai, Sri Lanka, and Chennai.According to sources, a service provider engaged by SriLankan Airlines in Dubai informed the airline that payments worth nearly ₹8 crore had not been received.
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