Shasheendra Rajapaksa

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Role: Former State Minister
Family: Nephew of Mahinda and Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Status: Arrested August 2025; bail refused in September 2025; High Court refused to dismiss the case, 8 October 2026; no verdict reported
Appears on: The Rajapaksa family
Last checked: 12 Oct 2026 (what this means)

Connections (4)

Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption / Arrested, August 2025 / Shasheendra RajapaksaAllegation
- The former State Minister was arrested by the commission at his home in Nugegoda on 6 August 2025.6 Aug 2025 · News 1st · Shasheendra Rajapaksa Arrested By CIABOC
- The Colombo Chief Magistrate refused bail and remanded him until 30 September 2025. The allegation is that he unlawfully obtained Rs. 8.85 million in compensation for an unauthorised building on state land in Sewanagala.22 Sep 2025 · News 1st · Court Denies Bail for Shasheendra Rajapaksa
- On 8 October 2026 the Colombo High Court rejected preliminary objections by him and two other defendants, who had asked for the bribery commission’s case to be dismissed, and ordered it to proceed under the existing indictments.8 Oct 2026 · Ada Derana · Colombo HC rejects bid to dismiss corruption case against Shasheendra Rajapaksa
Shasheendra Rajapaksa / Nephew of / Mahinda Rajapaksa
- AFP describes him as a nephew of former presidents Mahinda and Gotabaya Rajapaksa.6 Aug 2025 · AFP (via The Sun, Malaysia) · Sri Lanka arrests Rajapaksa ex-minister for corruption over illegal claims
Shasheendra Rajapaksa / State minister in government of, from August 2020 / Gotabaya Rajapaksa
- Named in the government line-up unveiled after the swearing-in at Kandy in August 2020, under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, as a state minister for paddy and cereals, organic food, vegetables, fruits, seed production and high-tech agriculture.13 Aug 2020 · Daily FT · GR-MR pick A and B teams to deliver prosperity
Shasheendra Rajapaksa / Named in / List of 50 cases tabled in Parliament, 8 October 2026Allegation
- The list tabled in Parliament describes his case as alleged unlawful distribution of state land in Mahiyanganaya.8 Oct 2026 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · ‘Not political revenge’: Bimal tables 50 corruption, fraud and criminal cases in Parliament