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Businessman remanded over major vehicle registration frauds
By Bhagya Silva
Colombo, May 2 (Daily Mirror) - A businessman who owns a vehicle sales showroom in Wariyapola was ordered to be remnded till 9 May by Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali for allegedly causing a loss of over Rs. 50 million in unpaid taxes to the government.
The businessman was arrested over a major fraud involving the registration of luxury vehicles imported illegally through the Customs Department. He is accused of submitting fraudulent data to the department's computer system, enabling the registration of vehicles under false pretenses.
The businessman, Nalaka Pramoth, the owner of a well-known vehicle enterprise in Wariyapola (Nalaka Enterprises), was remanded after being arrested by officers from the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for his involvement in a conspiracy with officials from the Hambantota Motor Traffic Department. They are alleged to have submitted fake documents, allowing a luxury Toyota Land Cruiser to be registered under the records of a truck, causing a loss of over Rs. 50 million in unpaid taxes to the government.
During his arrest, authorities seized numerous government documents, including vehicle registration books and records from the Motor Traffic Department.
Further investigations are underway regarding these documents. The suspect has also been charged with assisting officials from the Hambantota Motor Traffic Department, against whom legal action has been taken by the Commission.
Additionally, CIABOC officials told court that in 2002, the suspect’s father had registered a Land Cruiser under his name, which was later smuggled into the country in 2017 and registered under false data in the Motor Traffic Department's records.
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