Janaki Siriwardena arrested over alleged bribe to Namal Rajapaksa
Janaki Siriwardena | Photo: AI-reconstructed from the original image
Former Krrish company director Janaki Siriwardena has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today (September 24).
She was arrested over allegations that she paid Rs. 70 million as a bribe to Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa to help speed up the allocation of valuable state-owned land in Colombo Fort to the company.
The allegation relates to the Transworks Square land in Colombo Fort, which belongs to the Urban Development Authority (UDA).
According to the allegation, Siriwardena paid the Rs. 70 million to Rajapaksa on three separate occasions in return for assistance in expediting the allocation of the land to the Krrish company.
Siriwardena is due to be produced before court today (September 24).