Another three arrested over kidney racket

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2 years ago

January 17, 2023

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Three persons including two Grama Niladharis have been arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) in connection with the alleged kidney racket at the Western Hospital in Borella.

The CCD said a chief broker who supported the smuggling and two Grama Niladharis who forged documents were among the arrested.

The chief broker was arrested from Armour Street while the Grama Niladharis were arrested from Rajagiriya and Kaduwela.

The Grama Niladharis belong to Kolonnawa and Sri Jayawardenepura jurisdictions.

They have taken an amount of Rs.20,000 to prepare a fake certificate of residence.

The hospital has paid an amount of around Rs.100,000 to Rs.150,000 to the broker for each person who offers to donate a kidney.

The CCD has so far arrested four people in connection with this smuggling.

Although it has been revealed that a police officer was also involved in this racket, the police have not yet taken any action against him, the Sri Lanka Mirror learns.

It was reported that the Attorney General’s Department has also questioned why Professor Rezvi Sheriff, the owner of Western Hospital, has not been arrested yet.

It has now been revealed that one of the six people who complained to the police about the non-payment of money after donating their kidneys has donated his kidney to Professor Sheriff.

Batalanda commission report handed over to the AG

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52 minutes ago

April 29, 2025

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The “Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Places of Unlawful Detention and Torture Chambers at the Batalanda Housing Scheme” which was recently tabled in Parliament, has been handed over to the Attorney General by the Presidential Secretariat following a directive from President Anura Kumara Disanayake.

The report, originally compiled over 25 years ago, was tabled in Parliament recently. The Government has taken a decision to take necessary action and as a result, actions have been initiated to hand over the report to the Attorney General’s Department today (29).

(President’s Media Division)

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Ex-SLTB Vice Chairman granted bail

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55 minutes ago

April 29, 2025

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The former Vice Chairman of the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), L.A. Wimalaratne, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) earlier today (April 29), has been released on bail.

He was arrested in connection with an investigation into a house in Kataragama, allegedly linked to the family of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

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Franchise agreements of Colombo Strikers & Jaffna Kings terminated

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57 minutes ago

April 29, 2025

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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in collaboration with the event rights holder of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) – the IPG Group, has officially announced that the franchise partnerships of the ‘Colombo Strikers’ and ‘Jaffna Kings’ have been terminated.

According to a statement issued today (April 28), the terminations were made due to the respective franchises’ failure to fulfill contractual obligations outlined in their agreements with the IPG Group, which were established at the commencement of their participation in the league.

Accordingly, the forthcoming edition of the Lanka Premier League will feature franchises representing Colombo and Jaffna under new ownership, the statement notes.

As the event rights holder, the IPG Group retains the exclusive rights over the LPL franchise teams and, accordingly, is vested with the authority to transfer and/or assign the ownership rights of the said franchises to interested parties.

Sri Lanka Cricket and The IPG Group remain committed to upholding the integrity, standards, and success of the Lanka Premier League and look forward to an exciting upcoming season with renewed participation.