Earlier, former Petroleum Industries Deputy Minister and former Chairman of Development Lotteries Board (DLB) Sarana Gunawardena was arrested by Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) over offences he is alleged to have committed under Public Property Act.
This is for the alleged misuse of a state vehicle valued over Rs.8 million, while he was serving as the Chairman of Development Lotteries Board during the previous regime.
Followed by this, when the case was taken up for inquiry yesterday , he was further remanded till 30th October by Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne.