Posted by Editor on February 20, 2026 – 11:00 am
Anusha Palpita
Former Director Common of the Telecommunications Regulatory Fee of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) and former Media Ministry Secretary Anusha Palpita has been granted bail by the Colombo Chief Justice of the Peace’s Court docket at this time (February 20) in reference to an investigation into undisclosed belongings price Rs. 46 million.
Colombo Chief Justice of the Peace Asanga S. Bodaragama issued the order after contemplating submissions made by officers of the Fee to Examine Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) and the attorneys representing the suspect.
The Justice of the Peace granted bail on two sureties of Rs. 5 million every and imposed a international journey ban on Palpita.
Palpita was taken into custody on January 23, 2026, after he arrived on the CIABOC to offer an announcement. He was later produced earlier than courtroom and remanded in reference to an investigation into the alleged failure to reveal the supply of funds for belongings amounting to Rs. 46 million.
The arrest was made on suspicion of accumulating belongings and property exceeding his lawful earnings throughout a particular interval.
The CIABOC knowledgeable the courtroom that it’s awaiting an analytical report relating to the suspect’s alleged investments within the inventory market. A press release has already been recorded from one institutional dealer, and additional investigations are persevering with.
After contemplating the info introduced, the courtroom noticed that there have been no adequate grounds to additional remand the suspect and accordingly granted bail.
The case was fastened for Could 29, 2026.
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