Oct 06, Colombo: Nugegoda magistrate today ordered the arrest of veteran media person Edwin Ariyadasa, along with Sakvithi Ranasinghe and five others regarding the massive scam in Sri Lanka that amounted to over nine billion rupees.

Edwin Ariyadasa who appeared in Sakvithi Ranasinghe's advertisements has denied any connection with the financial deals but the hoodwinked clients of the bogus financial institute have complained against him .

The chief accused of the scam, Sakvithi Ranasinghe is believed to have fled to Chennai and a police team is to leave there soon to trace his whereabouts and to arrest him. The racketeer had links with some business persons in India as well.