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Maithri’s fmr. media secretary remanded till 13

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2 years ago

November 1, 2023

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Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage yesterday (31) to remand a person who had defrauded Rs. 500,000 by promising to send another to Canada.

The suspect remanded is identified as a one Rasika Bandara from Polonnaruwa. It is said he used to be a media secretary to former President Maithripala Sirisena.

The Kompanna Veediya police urged the magistrate to remand the suspect as there is a possibility that evidence could be influenced otherwise.

The police informed the court that the suspect was summoned to the police over a complaint lodged by Mohommad Shafiq, who is the private secretary of Sri Lanka Freedom Party Polonnaruwa district leader Mr. Wasantha Jayawardena.

The suspect was subsequently arrested after reading the charges levelled against him.

(Source : Dinamina)

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2 injured in Kotahena shooting

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8 hours ago

May 16, 2025

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A man and a woman have been injured in a shooting incident in the Kotahena area this evening (May 16), police said.

Both victims were hospitalised for treatment.

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Arrest warrant issued against Mahindananda

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8 hours ago

May 16, 2025

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An arrest warrant has been issued against former Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage over the ongoing investigation into the importation of Chinese fertilizer.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court issued the warrant on a request by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), after Aluthgamage failed to appear before the Commission as summoned on May 14.

Earlier, on May 14, a motion seeking anticipatory bail on behalf of his counsel was filed with the Colombo Magistrate’s Court, requesting that the matter be taken up on May 16. The Magistrate ordered that the motion be heard on May 19.