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Thursday, 14 October 2010

Sri Lanka Opposition lawmaker arrested for defrauding a woman

Sri Lanka Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today arrested main opposition United National Party (UNP) Ratnapura district parliamentarian and popular actor Ranjan Ramanayake in Kandy.

The Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Central Range Pujitha Jayasundara told the media that Ramanayake had allegedly committed a fraud amounting to Rs. 1 million from a woman he promised to marry.

A female teacher from a school in Kandy had lodged a complaint with the police about the alleged financial fraud committed by Ramanayake.

Ramanayake was produced before the Kandy Magistrate and his anticipatory bail application has been rejected by the court.

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