Sri Lankan investigators seek overseas travel bans for Dilantha Malagamuwa and three others
Translated from Sinhala and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department asked a Colombo court to restrict the overseas travel of Dilantha Malagamuwa and three others.
- Investigators said they needed to obtain statements in a case involving allegedly forged deeds used to sell land in Colombo 7’s Barnes area.
- The request was made before Additional Magistrate Lahiru Silva.
Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department has asked a Colombo court to issue overseas travel bans against racing champion Dilantha Malagamuwa and three others.
Investigators said they need to obtain statements from the four people in connection with the alleged fraudulent sale of a plot of land in the Barnes area of Colombo 7. The case concerns the preparation of forged deeds and the sale of the land for a large sum.
The request was made on the 7th before Colombo Additional Magistrate Lahiru Silva. The court’s response was not included in the report.
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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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