Massive visa racket case to be taken up on Nov. 5
Sarath MALALASEKERA
Ten suspects including a sportsman and two sportswomen who are
alleged to have assisted two persons to leave the country on British
visas obtained on forged marriage certificates were produced yesterday
before the Colombo Fort Magistrate and Additional District Judge Gihan
Pilapitiya.
On an application by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) Inspector
Rajapakse, the Judge earlier cancelled the bail ordered on the fourth
suspect Mustafa Mohamed Faizer.
Inspector Rajappakse told court that the investigators had recovered
several forged visas from the possession of the fourth suspect.
The 10 suspects are Amith Dhamikka Jayasekera, S.A. Nihal Jayantha,
J. Fernando, Mustafa Mohamed Faizer, Ranga Kumar Wimalasena, K.B.D.
Prasanna, Chaminda Jayantha, Lalania Irangaki, Geetha Dharsha and
Prasanna Sampath
They have allegedly prepared forged Marriage Certificates and
obtained visas from an Embassy in Colombo for Muslim and Tamil
individuals seeking migration to the UK.
"We are also looking for a very senior sportswoman who is allegedly
involved in this massive visa racket," SSP Senanayake said.
Jayantha Dias Nanayakkara, Sanjey Gamage appeared for the some of the
suspects. Kingsley Hettiarachchi appeared for the complainant. The case
will be called again on November 5.
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