Nissanka Senadhipathi arrested by the CID at BIA
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on October 17, 2019 - 8:18 am
The Chairman of Avant-Garde Maritime Services Nissanka Senadhipathi, who had been staying in Singapore, was arrested upon his arrival in Sri Lanka.
The arrest was made at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
He was arrested following an arrest warrant issued against him by the Galle Magistrate for violating a travel ban imposed on him.
The Special High Court is to take up the case against him today.
UPDATE – 06:00 PM: Chairman of Avant-Garde Maritime Services Nissanka Senadhipathi has been remanded until the 8th of November as per an order of the Colombo High Court.
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