Six more arrested in Mervyn’s land scam

Colombo, March 6 (Daily Mirror) - Another six more individuals have been arrested for defrauding Rs. 75 million by preparing forged documents for a 0.2137 hectare land belonging to the Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) said.

Former Minister and Member of Parliament Mervyn de Silva was arrested in the ​​Pelawatta area in Battaramulla last night over this scam

The Financial Crimes Investigation Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department is conducting investigations.