Information has been revealed about the phone calls made by Nadun Chinthaka Wickramaratne alias Harak Kata while being detained by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on detention orders, police sources said.

It has now been revealed that Harak Kata has made phone calls to outsiders including to relatives from the landline phones of the Public Complaints Investigation Unit of the CID as well as from the mobile phones of some high-ranking officials.

In addition to the mobile phone of the police constable who was recently arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD), the suspect has made video calls from the mobile phones of some of the high-ranking officials at CID. Sources said that call records are being analyzed to get more information revealed in this regard.

Harak Kata has allegedly given a large amount of money to these officials, and they have received information that some officials have been given funds to construct houses, buy houses and other real estate as well.

Source said that several CID officials who helped Harak Kata’s failed escape plan would be arrested soon.

Meanwhile, an investigation has been launched into an incident of a CID constable demanding Rs.130 million from Kudu Salindu who is also in CID custody.

According to the source, this investigation is being conducted on the order of the Magistrate based on a complaint filed by the arrested suspect.

(Source : Lankadeepa)