A land racketeer who sold property island wide under fake deeds arrested

The CID has uncovered a massive land and motor vehicle racket carried out under fake documents.

The mastermind behind the racket has been identified as Vidura Saman Gunarathne of Subhadrarama Mawatha in Gangodawila.

Police Media Spokesman ASP Ruwan Gunasekera said that after lengthy investigations, the CID was able to arrest 5 suspects including the mastermind of the racket.

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(Source: Hiru News)

Why so many land sales Colombo in these days?

Sales and transfers of land are taking place in Colombo at a fast rate these days.

Between 200 and 250 new registrations a week are happening at the land registry office in Colombo, say sources there.

The owners of a majority of these plots of land are relatives of wealthy businessmen.

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(Source: Sri Lanka Mirror)