Army deserter cum actor arrested for demanding ransom
A teledrama actor who posed off as a military person and demanded ransom from businessmen has been arrested by the Police today.
The man identified as Ranjan Ariyaratna was arrested in Colombo after he abducted a businessman from Balangoda and held back two of his vehicles demanding a ransom of Rs. 1.6 million.
However after he paid the ransom the man had refused to release his vehicles prompting him to make a complaint to the police.
The actor is reported to have in tele -dramas and documentaries mostly acting the characters of police or army personnel.
He has been identified as an army deserter by carried a false identity card to say he was still serving in the forces.