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Aluthgamage acquitted and discharged
by AJA Abeynayake
The Colombo High Court yesterday acquitted and discharged former minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage in a money laundering case.
The case was called before Colombo High Court Judge Nawarathne Marasinghe.
Aluthgamage had been charged with failing to declare the source of funds used to purchase a luxury house worth approximately Rs. 27 million at Kynsey Road, Borella, during his tenure as a Minister.
The Attorney General had filed indictments against the former Minister, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in 2017.
It has been reported that the death toll in the Gerandi Ella accident which took place this morning has risen to 21. It has also been reported that the government wil rs 1 million as compensation to the families of the victims.
It has been reported that the death toll in the Gerandi Ella bus accident has risen to 11
It has been reported that Eight persons [five males and three females] have died when a SLTB bus operating from Kataragama to Kurunegala via Nuwara Eliya, veered off the road and went down a precipice early morning today (11) in Gerandi Ella in Ramboda along the Nuwara Eliya – Gampola main road, Police said.
At least 37 others injured in the accident, have been admitted to the Nuwar Eliya and Kothmale hospitals.
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