Ex-Chairman Of Kataragama PS, Arrested & Released

COLOMBO (News 1st); Ashoka Wickramasinghe, the former Chairman of the Kataragama Pradeshiya Sabha, who was arrested on Wednesday (9) morning, has been released on bail. 

This decision came after he was presented before Tissamaharama Magistrate Tharindu Sameera Silva.

Wickramasinghe was arrested by officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with allegations of falsifying documents related to a house belonging to the Rajapaksa family in Kataragama. 

The court ordered his release on two surety bails of Rs 5 million each and imposed a travel ban on him.

Additionally, the court has ordered the immediate arrest and presentation of L.A. Wimalaratne, the former Deputy Chairman of the Sri Lanka Transport Board, who is alleged to have overseen the construction of the said house.

Ashoka Wickramasinghe is also a candidate for the upcoming local government elections, representing the Samagi Jana Balawegaya party.