SriLankan Airlines has alleged that several Indian employees based at its Chennai office misappropriated funds worth ₹22 million.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the Sri Lankan flag carrier said 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 over which the funds were allegedly misappropriated.
It said Indian law enforcement agencies had been contacted and investigations were underway to recover the loss.
The airline also referred to a separate incident involving an erroneous payment made to a service provider in the UAE due to a compromised email account.
