Sri Lankan police have arrested at least 200 foreigners, most of them Indians, for their alleged involvement in online financial fraud, media reports said on Saturday.
The Criminal Investigation Department also found that funds obtained through these frauds were deposited in bank accounts in the UK, Dubai and India.
News Portal News First A Criminal Investigation Department (CID) official said those arrested included Chinese, Bangladeshis, Pakistanis and Nepalese nationals, but the majority were Indians.
About 400 computers used by the suspect are under investigation.
Earlier, police spokesman Nihal Tardwa said on Friday that about 60 Indians were arrested on Thursday in the Colombo suburbs of Madiwela and Battaramulla, and the west coast town of Negombo.
The CID conducted simultaneous searches in these areas and seized 135 mobile phones and 57 laptops.
The crackdown came after complaints from victims who were lured into WhatsApp groups promising cash for interactions on social media.
Police said the victims included both locals and foreigners and that the arrests revealed international links between Dubai and Afghanistan.