Former Provincial Councillor Jayalath Bandara Dissanayake, the brother of former Minister S.B. Dissanayake, has been arrested over an alleged financial fraud involving Rs. 27.5 million, police said.
The arrest followed a complaint lodged with the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), alleging that the suspect had obtained Rs. 27.5 million from a resident of Weeraketiya after claiming he could secure a liquor licence.
Following the complaint, the Financial and Commercial Crimes Investigation Division of the CCIB launched an investigation, which led to Dissanayake’s arrest in Hanguranketha on Monday (14).
The 58-year-old suspect is scheduled to be produced before the Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court today (15).
Further investigations are being carried out by the Central Crime Investigation Bureau.
