Sakvithi Ranasinghe, who was imprisoned under the allegations of running an illegitimate financial company and cash scams, has been sent to the Angoda Mental Health hospital for a full evaluation.

Nugegoda Chief Magistrate Aruna Aluthge has requested the hospital authorities  for a full report on Sakvithi Ranasinghe's mental health.

This order was made when the suspect started acting out and ranting in court where the attorney representing the suspect requested the Magistrate for a report on Ranasinghe's mental health.

It has been reported that on previous court gatherings Sakvithi Ranasinghe has made claims that he was being harassed in prison. But a letter from the warden declining Ranasinghe's claims laid the issue to rest.

A. Chandana Weerakumara alias Sakvithi Ranasinghe, the man who duped hundreds of innocent depositors to the tune of over one billion rupees was investigated by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) following his arrest at Navagamuwa about four years back.

It was one of the biggest financial frauds to erupt in recent times where several important persons also fell victim to the multimillion rupee scam carried out by Sakvithi Ranasinghe.