Police are said to be reluctant to take measures against officials of the Arrow Lanka Trading Pvt. Ltd. despite numerous complaints being filed by farmers against the company.

The farmers have complained that the company had defrauded them by obtaining millions from them in exchange to provide Leema GT – 1000D automatic rice mills.

The fraud is said to be amounting to over Rs. 450 million.

Although farmers have complained to the Consumer Affairs Authority in this regard on several counts, it is said that the matter is stagnating there as well.

However, ‘Sri Lanka Mirror’ learns that the company is further denying the farmers of either the mills or their money, citing the reason to be a case filed at the Commercial Courts regarding a business dispute between two brothers.

The case in question was taken up at the Colombo Commercial Court yesterday (25), and due to the fact that the main lawyer of Arrow Lanka Trading Pvt. Company was absent, the case was postponed until next April 04.

This case is related to Arrow Lanka Trading Pvt. Company giving 199 million rupees to the Markspen Group to import 145 rice mills but the latter failing to do so.

It is reported that Arrow Lanka Trading Pvt. Ltd. has taken around Rs. 1.4 million – 1.8 million each from around 300 farmers around the island.

Meanwhile, it is also said that the company had returned the money to several persons due to strong demands and pressure.

Below is a cheque given by Arrow Lanka Trading Pvt. Ltd. to such an individual.