It has been revealed that there has been no proper investigation into the discovery of heroin on eight occasions from the cells where Harak Kata and Kudu Salindu are being detained under the strict protection of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
The two drug traffickers are said to be addicted to drugs and it is suspected that some corrupt policemen who are suspected to have close relations with the two may have provided these heroin packets to them.
Sources at the police headquarters said that these heroin packets were found from time to time while hidden in the cells and toilets of the two drug dealers.
According to police sources, only the CID officers have the permission to meet these two criminals while they are being held in the cells.
It has been alleged that these two drug smugglers have given money amounting to Rs.100,000 to some CID officers.
It has now been revealed that the constable who helped Harak Kata in his plan to escape from the CID was given more than Rs.10 million and various valuable items.
Former Minister Mervyn Silva and two other individuals were granted bail today (July 03) by the Gampaha Provincial High Court.
They were released on a cash bail of Rs. 200,000 and five personal sureties of Rs. 5,000,000 each.
Additionally, the court imposed overseas travel bans on them.
The defendants were strictly warned to refrain from influencing witnesses and were ordered to report to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) every Sunday.The defendants were previously remanded over allegations of selling a state-owned land in the Kiribathgoda area using forged deeds.
Monara TV, launched with much fanfare just a year ago under the Swarnavahini media network, has reportedly shut down operations.
Employees have been informed that the closure is temporary, citing the need to resolve certain administrative issues.
The channel, led by Buddhika Wickramadhara, was ceremonially launched on June 25, 2024, with a grand event at Waters Edge.
Producers who supplied teledramas to Monara TV say they are owed nearly Rs.200 million in unpaid dues.
Meanwhile, it is reported that the parent Swarnavahini TV channel is also reportedly grappling with a serious financial crisis, paying teledrama producers only after 60 episodes are broadcast.
Producers claim they are compelled to wait about 03 months to recover an investment of around Rs.15 million per teledrama. Even then, payments are made in small portions, covering just 05 episodes at a time.
Producers who supplied teledramas before the appointment of Mr. Susara Dinal as CEO say it is even harder to claim their outstanding payments, as they have been asked to recover the dues from former CEO – Udara Wijesinghe.
The Swarnavahini Media Network is owned by Subaskaran Allirajah – Chairman of Lyca Group, which also owns Lycamobile, a global telecommunications company.
