Discover Kapruka, the leading online shopping platform in Sri Lanka, where you can conveniently send Gifts and Flowers to your loved ones for any event. Explore a wide range of popular Shopping Categories on Kapruka, including Toys, Groceries, Electronics, Birthday Cakes, Fruits, Chocolates, Automobile, Mother and Baby Products, Clothing, and Fashion. Additionally, Kapruka offers unique online services like Money Remittance, Astrology, Medicine Delivery, and access to over 700 Top Brands. Also If you’re interested in selling with Kapruka, Partner Central by Kapruka is the best solution to start with. Moreover, through Kapruka Global Shop, you can also enjoy the convenience of purchasing products from renowned platforms like Amazon and eBay and have them delivered to Sri Lanka.Send love straight to their heart this Valentine's with our thoughtful gifts!
Discover Kapruka, the leading online shopping platform in Sri Lanka, where you can conveniently send Gifts and Flowers to your loved ones for any event. Explore a wide range of popular Shopping Categories on Kapruka, including Toys, Groceries, Electronics, Birthday Cakes, Fruits, Chocolates, Automobile, Mother and Baby Products, Clothing, and Fashion. Additionally, Kapruka offers unique online services like Money Remittance, Astrology, Medicine Delivery, and access to over 700 Top Brands. Also If you’re interested in selling with Kapruka, Partner Central by Kapruka is the best solution to start with. Moreover, through Kapruka Global Shop, you can also enjoy the convenience of purchasing products from renowned platforms like Amazon and eBay and have them delivered to Sri Lanka.Send love straight to their heart this Valentine's with our thoughtful gifts!
Rishad Bathiudeen arrested in Dehiwala with warrant issued by Fort Magistrate Court, 19 October 2020. Photo Pradeep Dambarage[/caption]
Former Minister of Industry and Commerce Bathiudeen, Project Director Mohamed Yaseen Samsudeen, and Project Accountant Alagarathnam Manoranjan are accused of violating Article 82 (1) of the Presidential Elections Act (No. 15 of 1981) by misappropriating public funds to the tune of Rs. 9.5 million.
They have allegedly misused 222 buses belonging to the state-owned Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) to transport internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Puttalam to polling stations in Silavathurai, Mannar during the 2019 presidential election.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), upon the directions of the Attorney General (AG), had sought the Colombo Fort Magistrate to issue a warrant to arrest MP Rishad Bathiudeen and the other two suspects on charges of criminal misappropriation of public funds and violation of election laws.
However, the Magistrate ruled that the Police can proceed to arrest the suspects without a warrant. Thereby, AG Dappula de Livera directed the Police to arrest the three suspects according to the law.
On 14 October, the Fort Magistrate issued a travel ban on the parliamentarian upon a request by the CID.
MP Bathiudeen was subsequently arrested at a housing complex located at Ebenezer Place in Dehiwala in the early hours of 19 October.
He was later produced before the Fort Magistrate’s Court and remanded.