Sri Lanka, June 9 -- A woman suspected of defrauding an individual of Rs. 426,300 through an online scam promising high-income business opportunities has been arrested, Police Headquarters said.

According to police, the suspect had allegedly used a fake identity to contact the victim online and claimed to operate an internet-based business capable of generating high returns.

The arrest was made yesterday (08) following a complaint received by the North Western Province Sub-Unit of the Computer Crime Investigation Division regarding the online financial fraud.

Investigators launched a special probe into the incident, which led to the identification and arrest of a suspect allegedly directly linked to the scam.

The suspect is a 28-year-...