SriLankan Airlines accuses Indian employees of ₹22 million fraud
SriLankan Airlines has accused several Indian employees of committing fraud amounting to ₹22 million. The airline claims that the employees altered invoices and payment details to misappropriate the funds. Investigations are underway with Indian law enforcement to recover the lost amount.
- ▪SriLankan Airlines has accused Indian employees in Chennai of misappropriating ₹22 million.
- ▪The fraud involved altering invoices, payment details, and signatures.
- ▪Indian law enforcement has been contacted to investigate and recover the funds.
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SriLankan Airlines has accused several Indian employees based in its Chennai office of misappropriating funds worth ₹22 million.In a statement issued on Saturday (May 16, 2026), the Sri Lankan flag carrier said that the fraud was carried out by altering invoices, payment details and signatures.“With regard to the misappropriation of funds at SriLankan Airlines’ office in Chennai, the airline wishes to inform that a few employees, all Indian nationals working in the finance department in Chennai are alleged to have misappropriated a total of INR 22 million over a period of time by fraudulently altering invoices, payment details and signatures,” it said.The airline did not specify the duration of the misappropriation.It said that Indian law enforcement has been contacted, and investigations…
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