5 January, 2020
United National Party MP and popular actor Ranjan Ramanayake was arrested last evening by the Colombo South Crimes division for failing to renew the licence of a weapon found in his possession. (Pic by Rukmal Gamage)
UNP Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake was arrested following a raid at his official residence in Madiwela yesterday night.
The Colombo South Crimes Division conducted the raid last evening with a warrant issued by the Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court.
Early in the evening, the police checked a laptop, CDs and DVDs found in the politician’s residence. A pistol with a licence last issued in 2016 along with 127 9mm bullets and several suspicious documents were also taken into police custody, according to the Police Media Unit.