S.B. Dissanayake’s Brother Arrested in Alleged Rs. 27.5 Million Scam

COLOMBO (News 1st); Former Central Provincial Councillor and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Hanguranketha Organiser Jayalath Bandara Dissanayake has been arrested in connection with an alleged financial fraud investigation.

Dissanayake, who is also the brother of former Minister S.B. Dissanayake, was taken into custody in the Hanguranketha area by officers attached to the Financial and Commercial Crimes Investigation Division of the Central Crime Investigation Bureau.

The arrest follows an investigation launched based on a complaint alleging that a resident of the Weeraketiya area had been defrauded of Rs. 27.5 million after being promised the issuance of an excise licence.

The 58-year-old suspect is scheduled to be produced before the Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court.