Nigombo Chief Magistrate Rakhitha Abeysinghe today (27) issued notices to 10 directors including the chairman of Nation Lanka and Sinha Capital Investment in connection with a financial fraud of Rs. 57,000 lakhs.
The Nigombo police, while reporting to the court, stated that they had committed this financial fraud through their branches located throughout the island by taking money from the borrowers on the pretext of offering higher interest rates.
16 complaints have been received in this regard and although ten directors including the chairman of the company were asked to come to the police to give statements, only Kosala Suranga Ranasinghe came to the police and no one else came forward in this regard, the police requested that warrants be issued to arrest them.
Accordingly, notices were issued to Mahin Priyantha Gamage, Harith Rawan Ranasinghe, Sugath Wasantha Kumara, Udaya Pushpakumara, Chandika Bandara Weerakon, directors of Sinha Capital and Udaya Ranjith, Lakshmi Menaka, Mayurapada Gunawansa, Victor Rajamanar (Chairman), Shamila Arunodhani, Wasantha Kumuduni, and Vijitha Lokunarangoda of Nation Lanka.
The Magistrate ordered that Kosala Suranga, who appeared in court, be remanded until April 7th.
Attorney Indika Silva appeared on behalf of the aggrieved party, while Police Inspector Abeynayake of the Negombo Police conducted the proceedings.