Event
Luxury vehicle case, Mirihana
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Details
- Court
- Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court
- Allegation
- Possession of an illegally assembled, unregistered luxury vehicle with no number plate, found at a house belonging to his wife in Mirihana
- Status
- Suspects bailed in early December 2024; no verdict reported
Connections (1)
- Lohan Ratwatte / Suspect in / Luxury vehicle case, MirihanaAllegation
- Arrested at Katugastota by the Mirihana Police on 31 October 2024 and produced before the Nugegoda Acting Magistrate that night, he was remanded until 7 November over possession of an illegally imported luxury vehicle.3 Nov 2024 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · Lohan Ratwatte under special protection in prison
- Police said the vehicle’s chassis numbers had been tampered with, that it had no Customs record or registration, and that he had been using it regularly. The report says he had stated that it belonged to his private secretary, and that police said he did not fully cooperate.31 Oct 2024 · Newswire · Lohan Ratwatte's arrest : Five key facts from Police
- The vehicle, without a number plate, was found at a house belonging to his wife in Mirihana. He told police that his coordinating secretary, who had since died, had brought the car there without telling him, and that he did not know its owner. His wife was remanded over the same vehicle.4 Nov 2024 · Newswire · Former Minister Lohan Ratwatte's wife remanded
- The Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court granted him and his wife bail in an article dated 5 December 2024, though its dateline reads 6 December. The article says they had been remanded over using a luxury car illegally imported and assembled in Sri Lanka.5 Dec 2024 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · Lohan Ratwatte and his wife granted bail
- On 9 December 2024 he withdrew a writ petition against his arrest, his lawyer telling the Court of Appeal that he had already been released on bail.9 Dec 2024 · Newswire · Illegally assembled vehicle : Lohan Ratwatte withdraws writ petition
- Newswire reported on 15 August 2025 that he had died aged 57; family sources said he had been unwell and receiving medical treatment.15 Aug 2025 · Newswire · Former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte passed away