CID ordered to verify quality of creams marketed by Piumi Hansamali

By Bhagya Silva  

Colombo Additional Magistrate Nuwan Kaushalya today directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to obtain a report from the Government Analyst regarding the quality standards of cosmetic creams distributed island wide by Lolliya Skin Care (pvt) Ltd. A business owned by actress and model Piumi Hansamali.  

The order was issued after the CID’s Illegal Assets Investigation Division of the Organised Crimes Unit submitted a motion to court, seeking permission to produce the creams marketed by Piumi Hansamali in order to determine whether they meet the required safety standards.

The investigation was launched based on a complaint alleging that Piumi Hansamali had unlawfully accumulated wealth amounting to millions within a short period by maintaining close associations with politicians and other influential individuals.  

According to submissions made by the Illegal Assets Investigation Division, it was revealed that Piumi Hansamali, a resident of Hilton Residencies, Colombo, maintains 19 bank accounts.  Investigations further revealed that she had purchased a Range Rover valued at approximately Rs. 80 million, allegedly using the name of a former President, and acquired an apartment worth Rs. 148 million at a housing complex in Colombo 7.  The CID informed court that the investigations are being conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act No. 5 of 2006, as amended by Act No. 40 of 2011.