Sri Lanka, July 13 -- Gamapaha District Sanasa Society former Deputy General Manager and five former Directors were arrested in connection with an alleged misappropriation of over Rs.708 million belonging to the Society, Police said.

The former officials were arrested in connection with a decision to grant loans amounting to over Rs. 708 million belonging to the Gampaha District Sanasa Society to a private company between 2011 and 2016, the Police said.

The arrest was made following the investigations carried out by the Financial Crimes Investigations Department (FCID) of the Crime Investigations Division (CID) in Minuwangoda, Gampaha, Kotugoda, Wattala, Badalgama, Kotadeniyawa areas on July,10.

The suspects were aged 55, 62, 65, 75, 8...