Chief Inspector Varuni Bogahawatta suspended over unexplained wealth and luxury vehicle linked to co-op scam
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Daily Mirror and WhatNews (සිංහල) report that Varuni Bogahawatta, a Chief Inspector who served as officer in charge of the administration unit at Kotawila Police Station in Matara, was suspended. WhatNews (සිංහල) says the suspension order was issued by the deputy inspector general responsible for Matara and Hambantota districts; Lankadeepa says it took effect two days before its report.
Daily Mirror and Newsfirst report that Bogahawatta and four other people were ordered held until November 20 by Matara Magistrate Chathura Dissanayake. WhatNews (සිංහල) and Ada Derana also report that Bogahawatta was held until that date.
Lankadeepa describes the action as being under provisions of the Money Laundering Act. Hiru News frames the suspension in relation to unexplained wealth and a luxury vehicle linked to a cooperative scam.
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Earlier coverage
Reports on the same subject from the months before this story.
- Daily Mirror · CID seizes CI Varuni Bogahawatta’s car over Rs. 1 billion Co-op fraud
- Daily Mirror · Rakitha Rajapakshe’s bank accounts suspended amid bribery probe
- Ada Derana (සිංහල) · වැඩතහනම් වූ සූරියකන්ද පොලිස් කොස්තාපල්වරයා නඩුවෙන් නිදහස්
- Newswire · Senior police officer remanded over unexplained funds used to purchase car
- Ada Derana · Chief Inspector Varuni Bogahawatta and four others further remanded