Colombo (News 1st): Colombo additional Magistrate, Kanchana Nerajana de Silva issued a travel ban on Ex-Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka and his driver Thusitha Dilum Kumara over an accident which took place in Rajagiriya in 2016.

The Colombo Crimes Division re-commenced investigations into an accident which took place on the 28th of February in 2016, where the minister’s vehicle allegedly knocked down a youth, who suffered serious injuries.

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