Motor Traffic Chief arrested by CID
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on March 27, 2026 - 11:29 pm
Kamal Amarasinghe, the Commissioner General of Motor Traffic, was arrested today (March 27) by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
The arrest was made in connection with an investigation into alleged irregularities in vehicle registration.
UPDATE – March 28, 2026 – 09:00 AM:
Sri Lanka Police said Kamal Amarasinghe was arrested on the night of March 27, 2026 by the Financial Crimes Investigation Division of the CID.
He was taken into custody over an investigation into alleged irregularities in vehicle registration.
According to Police, he has been charged with aiding and abetting the fraudulent registration of a vehicle by altering the chassis number of a cab.
He is scheduled to be produced before court today (March 28).
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