The Proceeds of Crime Investigation Division of the Sri Lanka Police has decided to investigate allegations that Yoshitha Rajapaksa and Rohitha Rajapaksa, sons of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, had used 03 Muslim individuals to acquire ownership of a 135-acre tea estate in Dolosbage, Nawalapitiya.The decision follows a complaint lodged by the organization named Citizens’ Power Against Bribery, Corruption and Waste (Purawesi Balaya Against Bribery, Corruption, and Waste)

The organization’s Chairman, Kamantha Thushara, has reportedly lodged the complaint with  the Director of the relevant Division on Aug. 20.Accordingly, the plaintiff was told that an investigation will be conducted in this regard.The plaintiff has also been instructed to appear before Police Headquarters at 9 a.m. on Sep. 14 to provide a statement, together with documentary evidence relating to all the matters referred to in the complaint.The complaint states that the extensive property, located in Dolosbage, Nawalapitiya, comprises around 135 acres of fertile land belonging to the Kelly Group tea estate of Osa Plantation (Pvt) Ltd, as well as a luxury, colonial bungalow of approximately half an acre, constructed in 1918.According to the complaint, the property was acquired on Dec. 11, 2021, through the deceased Aruna Withanage (Kajja) and an individual named Neville, by appointing 03 other individuals as dummy directors of Osa Plantation (PV 61746), allegedly concealing the actual ownership.

It has been reported that the plaintiff’s party has already taken steps to submit all relevant official documents, including Deed No. 1386 and Plan No. 787, to the investigating officers.Yoshitha and Rohitha face charges of laundering foreign currency through the CSN television channel as well as using funds earned through the misuse of state power to purchase the aforementioned estate.