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Baba, pay the money or I’ll take poison: alleges teacher
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A former Rahula College teacher with tears streaming down her cheeks read a letter in Court sent by a bank to parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake seeking arrears of a payment she made on his behalf.The complainant Namali Wijeyaratne alias Udayangani Wijeratne read out the letter to Kandy Chief Magistrate W.T. Vasantha Kumar after Sub Inspector Rohitha gave it to her to be read for the benefit of the Court.
The letter contained the following sentence, "Baba, pay this money if not I will have to drink poison, I am going to marry you.”
In this case parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake is accused of having cheated the school teacher of Rs.one million on the promise he would marry her.
The complainant teacher told Court that at first she was not prepared to pay this money but a woman employee of the Bank had advised her to pay the money because of he had agreed to marry her.
The teacher also told Court that she had helped the accused at the time he was unemployed and that after coming to know Mr. Ramanayake, she had regularly spoken to him on the telephone.
She said she first spoke to Mr. Ramanayake at a friend’s party and later met her at school.
At this stage the Court inquired whether this matter could not be settled. Attorney at Law David Weeraratne said a settlement was suggested but nothing had happened.
Attorney-at-Law Sujith Kariyawasam appearing for Ramanayke asked whether such a relationship was possible when you consider the disparity in the ages. Attorney at Law Ranjith Welikumbura appearing for the complainant said "Onasis also married late in life."
The case was postponed for May 16.
SI Rohitha with Sergeant W. Vasantha of the Special Crimes Investigation Bureau prosecuted.
Attorneys at Law Nanda Senanayke, David Weeraratne and Ranjith Bandara Welikumbura looked after the interest for the complainant Attorneys at Law Sujith Kariyawasam and Maneesha Seneviratne appeared for the accused. (L.B. Senaratne)
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