Sri Lanka, Aug. 13 -- Two individuals who collected money from job seekers by claiming to provide jobs in the construction and hotel sectors in Israel, were arrested yesterday within the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment premises, by the police unit of its special investigation division.

The investigation was conducted based on information received by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment Arun Hemachandra claiming that two outsiders collected money from individuals who visit the online job platform in anticipation of Israel jobs. The suspects, reaching out to job seekers, assured jobs in the construction and restaurant sectors in Israel, despite the government-operated authorised line of recruitment, SLBFE mentio...