Despite searching ten suspicious locations nationwide, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has yet to apprehend former State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera. Raids were conducted in areas including Mawaramanadiya, Kiribathgoda, Kirillawala, Negombo, Gampaha, Kelaniya, and Wattala, according to department sources. Police also stated that several undercover intelligence teams have been deployed in various areas to locate him.
Meanwhile, police have also been unsuccessful in locating Ishara Sewwandi, wanted in connection with the murder of underworld leader Ganemulla Sanjeewa at the Colombo Aluthkade court complex. Over two hundred locations across the island have been searched, but a senior police official reported no leads on her whereabouts.
Authorities confirmed that investigations are ongoing to arrest both individuals. Ranawira has been at large since March 7th, while Sewwandi disappeared after the shooting of Ganemulla Sanjeewa on February 19th, making her untraced for over two months.
The Maharagama Magistrate, Kanchana Niranjala de Silva, recently issued an arrest warrant for Ranawira concerning the alleged fraudulent sale of government land in the Kiribathgoda area. A CID team visited Ranawira’s Kelaniya residence on March 6th to apprehend him, but he had already fled.
