Former North-Central Chief Minister S.M. Ranjith and his Private Secretary Shanthi Chandrasena were sentenced to 16 years rigorous imprisonment by the Colombo High Court today after being found guilty of corruption charges.
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption had filed the case against the two accused over several charges including unlawfully obtaining a fuel allowance of Rs. 2.68 million between 2012-2014.
The Colombo–Kandy main road at Pahala Kadugannawa has been closed indefinitely after a deadly rockfall in the area that left six people dead and four others injured.
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