October 31, Colombo (LNW): Former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte has been remanded until November 07 following his arrest in connection with an unregistered luxury vehicle found at his wife’s residence in Mirihana, Nugegoda.
The Nugegoda Additional Magistrate issued the remand order after Ratwatte was taken into custody by the Mirihana Police and presented in court on 31 October.
Ratwatte was initially detained in Kandy before being transferred to the Mirihana Police Station.
Authorities reported that the car in question, discovered on 26 October, had no number plates.
Acting on information received by police headquarters, officers conducted an inspection at the three-storey home in the Embuldeniya area, registered to Ratwatte’s wife, Shashi Prabha Ratwatte.
This search led to the discovery of the unregistered vehicle, which police suspected was linked to recent investigations.
During the inquiry, Ratwatte and his wife informed the police that the residence is also occupied by his mother-in-law.
They explained that the vehicle was brought to the property roughly three weeks prior by Ratwatte’s private secretary, who recently died in Kandy from gunshot injuries in a separate incident in Katugastota.
The police are currently investigating the vehicle’s origins and ownership details, given the recent tragic circumstances surrounding Ratwatte’s secretary.
Further developments in this case are expected following the court’s remand order and continuing police investigations into both the car’s presence at the residence and any potential links to other ongoing cases.
