It’s reported that over 1,250 complaints were filed with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in the first three months of 2025.

The Commission stated that it received a total of 1,267 complaints between Jan. 01 and March 31.

During that period, 24 raids were carried out across the country, resulting in the arrest of 20 individuals.

06 of the arrested suspects include a school principal, an officer attached to the Ministry of Labour, a field officer, and an official from the Dep. of Immigration & Emigration.

Additionally, a Public Health Inspector (PHI), a Development Officer, a Ministry of Justice staff member, an assessor of the Department of Provincial Revenue, and 06 other civilians were also apprehended during the raids.

Accordingly, the CIABOC has filed 21 court cases against these 24 individuals.

Repatriated underworld leader – Sujeewa Ruwan Kumara de Silva alias “Loku Pattie”, has made a confession to the Western Province (South) Crime Division with regard to the murder of “Club Wasantha”, the ‘Aruna’ newspaper reports.

According to the confession, Club Wasantha was murdered for refusing Kanjipani Imran’s request to hand over money that had belonged to the late underworld figure “Makandure Madush”.

In the past, Club Wasantha had told a ‘YouTube’ channel that he (Club Wasantha) had 02 enemies. One had died while the other had fled overseas. Loku Pattie has pointed out that Club Wasantha was referring to Makandure Madush as the dead enemy and to Kanjipani Imran as the one who had gone overseas.

The suspect further stated that Club Wasantha was in possession of Makandure Madush’s money. After refusing Kanjipani Imran’s request to hand it over and rebuking him, an angered Kanjipani had allegedly orchestrated Club Wasantha’s murder in collaboration with Loku Pattie.

Loku Pattie also revealed that a man known as “Tattoo Malli,” was also used in the crime as he was from his hometown.

After fleeing to Dubai using a fake passport, the suspect had gone to Belarus with another underworld figure named ‘Rotumba Amila’. From there, he was arrested and subsequently extradited. He was brought back to Sri Lanka yesterday.

(Source: Aruna)

Measures are underway to bring back more than 20 wanted criminals who are residing overseas and directing criminal activities here, Police Media Spokesman SSP Buddhika Manatunga said yesterday.

He said Interpol red notices have been issued and preparations are underway to bring more than 20 such criminals currently residing in countries like Dubai, India and Canada.

He made this revelation while addressing the media at the Katunayake airport yesterday when notorious underworld criminal ‘Loku Pattie’ was brought back to Sri Lanka from Belarus.

Manatunga said eleven such criminals have been repatriated to Sri Lanka in the recent past with the help of Interpol and relevant foreign governments.

He went on to say that bringing back wanted criminals who are residing overseas was part of the current operations against the underworld, drug traffickers and criminal gangs.

(dailynews.lk)

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