Ranatunga’s elder brother Dhammika Ranatunga, the then chairman of the state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, was arrested on Monday and later launched on bail. The Justice of the Peace has imposed a journey ban on Dhammika, who’s a twin citizen of Sri Lanka and the US.
Arjuna Ranatunga (Photo credit score: AFP).
Sri Lankan authorities are planning to arrest World Cup-winning cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga over corruption fees pertaining to his time as federal petroleum minister, experiences stated on Monday. Ranatunga, aged 62 years, and his brother Dhammika are accused of adjusting the method for awarding long-term oil procurement contracts, a corruption watchdog stated. “The total loss to the state from 27 purchases is 800 million rupees,” in accordance to the Colombo-based Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption. Ranatunga was overseas and would be arrested upon his return, the watchdog informed Colombo Magistrate Asanga Bodaragama.
Ranatunga’s elder brother Dhammika Ranatunga, the then chairman of the state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, was arrested on Monday and later launched on bail. The Justice of the Peace has imposed a journey ban on Dhammika, who’s a twin citizen of Sri Lanka and the United States. The subsequent listening to is about to happen on March 13, 2026.
Arjuna Ranatunga, a left-handed batter, had lifted the 1996 Cricket World Cup for his island nation after defeating Australia, marking Sri Lanka’s greatest-ever cricketing triumph. The case towards the Ranatunga brothers is a component of a bigger crackdown by the federal government of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who received energy final yr after pledging to deal with widespread corruption. Another Ranatunga brother, Prasanna, who’s a former tourism minister, was arrested in November in an insurance coverage fraud case. Prasanna had beforehand been convicted in June 2022 for extorting cash from a businessman.
