Sri Lanka, Feb. 23 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), through its Computer Crime Investigation Division (CCID), has initiated investigations into multiple complaints concerning a group of individuals fraudulently obtaining money from the public while posing as police officers, according to the Police Media Division.

Several suspects have already been apprehended, and further inquiries are ongoing, the police noted. Preliminary investigations have revealed that the perpetrators use overseas telephone numbers resembling Sri Lankan landline numbers to contact targeted individuals, particularly account holders and other professionals, police said.

According to police, during these phone conversations, fraudsters impersonate rep...