Thilini Priyamali's business partner remanded

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Isuru Bandara, alleged business partner of Thilini Priyamali, who was remanded for defrauding over Rs. one billion, was remanded until Wednesday (19).

The suspect was remanded when the case was called before the Acting Fort Magistrate Shilani Perera on Tuesday (18).

After presenting the suspect who was arrested on Monday by the Criminal Investigation Department to the Court, the Magistrate who rejected the bail request ordered for the suspect to be remanded.

The magistrate stated that bail cannot be considered in the case of a complex investigation and issued orders preventing the transfer of the vehicle with a value of over Rs. 30,000,000 in the suspect's possession.

The Criminal Investigation Department informed the court that the suspect was arrested and was presented before court for defrauding people's money together with the initial suspect and for aiding and abetting.

The Criminal Investigation Department presented the suspect to the court and informed that according to a complaint lodged by Abdul Hasan Kamal Hasan on 7th September regarding a fraud of one kilogram of gold worth more than Rs. 10,000,000, 60,000 US dollars and 100,000 Australian dollars.

The Criminal Investigation Department informed the Court that it was discovered from the complainant's statement that the suspect had given the money and one kilogram of gold to the suspect Thilini Priyamali and that the suspect had converted more than Rs. 80,000,000 into American dollars on several occasions.