Video: Handunnetti told me Prageeth was alive –Arundika

16 Jul 2013 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

UPFA MP Arundika Fernando giving evidence at the Homagama Magistrate’s Court in the case of missing journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda said today JVP MP Sunil Handunetti had told him that Ekneligoda was alive and living in Belgium.

He named Mr. Handunetti after the lawyer Upul Kumarapperuma who led evidence asked Mr. Fernando to name the opposition parliamentarian whom he claimed in a newspaper had informed him that Eknaligoda was alive.

“Since it’s in court I will name him. He is Sunil Handunetti,” he said.

Fernando also said his statement in parliament regarding the existence of missing journalist Ekanligoda was made on the trust he had placed on the word of Manjula Wediwardane.

Mr. Fernando told court that he had never seen Prageeth Eknaligoda and it was Wediwardane who had, in fact, recognised him. He further said Wediwardane told him that the man who had entered the house t in France at that time was Prageeth Ekneligoda. The next hearing was postponed to August 21. (LS)

Breaking News

Video: Handunnetti told me Prageeth was alive –Arundika

Most Popular Articles

2026 FIFA World Cup Schedule in Sri Lankan Standard Time

Breaking Down the Israel–Iran Conflict: What We Know So Far - Day 108

’’Cut out the noise, focus on your game’’; Sri Lanka great reaches out to Sooryavanshi

Struggling Pizza Hut chain to be sold for $2.7bn

Mother wins three-decade legal battle over property against son

Heavy rain expected as El Niño conditions set to develop globally after February: Officials

Latest News

Rough seas, strong winds expected off southern and southeastern coast

Parents urged to choose only registered preschools as quality drive gathers pace

Middle East conflict puts global spotlight on Colombo Port, World Bank tells government

Govt assures preschool teachers reforms will not threaten jobs

AI will create more jobs for humans, not replace them, Amazon founder Bezos says