Mawanella municipal councillor remanded over alleged Rs. 20 million breach of trust
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- Colombo Central Crime Investigation Division arrested the Kegalle Municipal Council councillor over an alleged breach-of-trust case involving more than Rs. 20 million.
- The Kandy Magistrate ordered him held in remand custody until the 9th after he was produced before the court.
A Kegalle Municipal Council councillor has been remanded over allegations that he took more than Rs. 20 million after promising to build cabins for a tourism business.
The Colombo Central Crime Investigation Division arrested the councillor and brought him before the Kandy court in connection with the alleged breach-of-trust case.
Kandy Magistrate Nalaka Weerasinghe ordered that the councillor remain in remand custody until the 9th.
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Originally published by Lankadeepa in Sinhala. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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