September 14, Colombo (LNW): Police have taken into custody Ravindra Bandara, the former chairman of the Wattegama Urban Council, along with businessman Lakshitha Manoj Weerabahu, in connection with a suspected vehicle import and registration scam, authorities confirmed on Saturday.
The arrests come amid an ongoing investigation into what officials describe as a fraudulent scheme involving the illegal importation of high-end vehicles.
Two Jeep SUVs believed to have been brought into the country unlawfully—and subsequently registered with falsified documentation at the Department of Motor Traffic—have also been seized as part of the operation.
According to investigators, both individuals are suspected of playing key roles in manipulating official records to legitimise the imported vehicles.
Evidence uncovered so far points to the deliberate use of forged data entries and fraudulent registration details to circumvent standard import procedures and regulatory checks.
