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Police grill youth who posed as PM’s son
By Shane Seneviratne
An arms dealer’s son who allegedly posed as Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse’s son was yesterday questioned by the police in Kandy.

Police were called by the management of a five star hotel in Kandy after the youth allegedly misbehaved with three females who accompanied him to the hotel leading to suspicion about his identity.

The youth drove into the hotel in a Prado with a Defender vehicle as back-up and five security guards, leading to the belief that he was the Prime Minister’s son. The security men wore clothes similar to those worn by security of top politicians.

However when the youth misbehaved in the hotel lobby area with the females the staff felt suspicious about his identity. Police arrived and checked his identity and established that he was not Mr. Rajapakse’s son.

He was identified as 21 year-old Dilruwan Rajapakse. A team led by Headquarters Inspector Edmund Mahendra was last night questioning the youth and the other members of the party. It was revealed that one girl was a judge’s daughter.

HQI Mahendra said police were investigating the complaint lodged by the hotel that the youth had posed as the Prime Minister’s son. CID officers had searched the room where Dilruwan and two of his male companions had stayed overnight.

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