Former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte, who was today detained by the Mirihana Police, was produced before the Nugegoda Acting Magistrate this night (31 ).
Earlier today, Ratwatte, who was apprehended in Kandy, was given the Mirihana Police Station.Police stated that the former state minister was detained in Kandy over an occurrence of finding an unregistered automobile at his wifes house in the Mirihana area of Nugegoda.The automobile without registered number plates was found on October 26, 2024, according to police.Police had found the high-end vehicle in question throughout an examination carried out based on information received by the authorities headquarters that there is a high-end cars and truck without number plates in a three-storied home in the Embuldeniya location in Mirihana, coming from Shashi Prabha Ratwatte, the better half of previous State Minister Lohan Ratwatte.During the examination, both Ratwatte and his other half had actually discussed to the authorities that his mother-in-law resides in the said house.
They had actually declared that the car had actually been brought there 3 weeks ago by Ratwattes personal secretary, who was recently found dead with gunshot injuries in the Katugastota area of Kandy.