NRI investor arrested

By V. S. Sambandan

COLOMBO, FEB. 28. An Indian investor from the U.S. who had come to Colombo to start a private refinery project has been arrested for overstaying.

Indian High Commission officials said there had been no official word as yet on the arrest of Dr. Datla Venkata Subba Raju, who was here to invest in a $2,400 million-oil refinery project. The High Commission has filed a complaint with the island's Inspector General of Police, through the Foreign Ministry.

The arrest came to light last week when an Indian who went to a hotel to meet the investor was told that he had been arrested. Under the normal procedure, those overstaying are produced before the immigration officials but the investor was taken into custody by the police. He is to be produced before the Magistrate tomorrow.

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