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#13031735

27 Nov 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is escorted in a police van from the central jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the district court following a court order to release him on bail in a gold smuggling case on November 27, 2025. Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara is arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Patan High Court orders his release on a bail amount of NRs 2 million. Mahara is arrested on October 12, 2025, following fresh instructions from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which conducts an inquiry into his alleged involvement in smuggling gold concealed inside electronic cigarettes (vapes) in collaboration with a Chinese organized group. According to police, the CIAA seeks his detention to move forward with a renewed probe into his role in facilitating the entry of smuggled gold through the vape-import channel. Mahara is questioned by the CIAA only days earlier, on October 9, 2025. Although his name surfaces in the gold smuggling case three years ago, both the District Government Attorney's Office and Nepal Police previously free him during earlier rounds of investigation. Authorities now allege that Mahara uses his political influence to help a smuggling racket bring gold into Nepal in 2022, an operation that also leads to the arrest of his son, Rahul Mahara, on suspicion of involvement. In March 2024, Mahara is arrested from Kapilvastu and brought to Kathmandu for questioning related to the case. The Kathmandu District Court later remands him to custody, but he is allowed to stay at Norvic Hospital citing health complications. A high-level government commission led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya earlier criticizes the CIB for ''intentionally avoiding'' a full investigation into Mahara and other senior officials allegedly linked to large-scale gold smuggling.

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#13031738

27 Nov 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is escorted in a police van from the central jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the district court following a court order to release him on bail in a gold smuggling case on November 27, 2025. Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara is arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Patan High Court orders his release on a bail amount of NRs 2 million. Mahara is arrested on October 12, 2025, following fresh instructions from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which conducts an inquiry into his alleged involvement in smuggling gold concealed inside electronic cigarettes (vapes) in collaboration with a Chinese organized group. According to police, the CIAA seeks his detention to move forward with a renewed probe into his role in facilitating the entry of smuggled gold through the vape-import channel. Mahara is questioned by the CIAA only days earlier, on October 9, 2025. Although his name surfaces in the gold smuggling case three years ago, both the District Government Attorney's Office and Nepal Police previously free him during earlier rounds of investigation. Authorities now allege that Mahara uses his political influence to help a smuggling racket bring gold into Nepal in 2022, an operation that also leads to the arrest of his son, Rahul Mahara, on suspicion of involvement. In March 2024, Mahara is arrested from Kapilvastu and brought to Kathmandu for questioning related to the case. The Kathmandu District Court later remands him to custody, but he is allowed to stay at Norvic Hospital citing health complications. A high-level government commission led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya earlier criticizes the CIB for ''intentionally avoiding'' a full investigation into Mahara and other senior officials allegedly linked to large-scale gold smuggling.

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#12666227

22 Aug 2025

A prison bus carrying former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is remanded until August 26 over alleged misuse of state funds, departs Fort Court in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on August 22, 2025.

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#12666228

22 Aug 2025

A prison bus carrying former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is remanded until August 26 over alleged misuse of state funds, departs Fort Court in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on August 22, 2025.

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#12415605

27 May 2025

Former Minister Duminda Dissanayake is arrested over the detection of an assembled T-56 weapon without a license in Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka, on May 24, 2025. The Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) arrests him in connection with the discovery of a gold-plated T-56 assault rifle found at a luxury apartment complex in Wellawatte, Colombo. The weapon is discovered on May 20 inside a woman's travel bag at the apartment complex, leading to the arrest of two women and subsequently Dissanayake, who resides at a high-rise apartment in Thimbirigasyaya. Dissanayake is remanded until May 29, 2025, by the Mount Lavinia Magistrate's Court.

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#12415606

27 May 2025

Former Minister Duminda Dissanayake is arrested over the detection of an assembled T-56 weapon without a license in Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka, on May 24, 2025. The Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) arrests him in connection with the discovery of a gold-plated T-56 assault rifle found at a luxury apartment complex in Wellawatte, Colombo. The weapon is discovered on May 20 inside a woman's travel bag at the apartment complex, leading to the arrest of two women and subsequently Dissanayake, who resides at a high-rise apartment in Thimbirigasyaya. Dissanayake is remanded until May 29, 2025, by the Mount Lavinia Magistrate's Court.

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#11863620

13 Dec 2024

The owner of the ''Galle Marvels'' team, Prem Thakkar, arrives at the Chief Magistrate's Court in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on December 13, 2024. He is remanded until December 16, 2024, by the Colombo Magistrate's Court. The arrest follows allegations of match-fixing, which surface after a foreign player lodges a complaint about receiving a suspicious offer.

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#11863621

13 Dec 2024

The owner of the ''Galle Marvels'' team, Prem Thakkar, arrives at the Chief Magistrate's Court in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on December 13, 2024. He is remanded until December 16, 2024, by the Colombo Magistrate's Court. The arrest follows allegations of match-fixing, which surface after a foreign player lodges a complaint about receiving a suspicious offer.

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#11863622

13 Dec 2024

The owner of the ''Galle Marvels'' team, Prem Thakkar (wearing a face mask), is remanded at the Chief Magistrate's Court in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on December 13, 2024. He is remanded until December 16, 2024, by the Colombo Magistrate's Court. The arrest follows allegations of match-fixing, which surface after a foreign player lodges a complaint about receiving a suspicious offer.

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#9143510

5 Nov 2022

Sri Lankan businesswoman Janaki Siriwardena was taken to prison by prison officials from the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court on 05 November 2022. She was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for her alleged association with Thilini Priyamali, who is on remand on charges of embezzlement of businessmen's money.

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#9143512

5 Nov 2022

Sri Lankan businesswoman Janaki Siriwardena was taken to prison by prison officials from the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court on 05 November 2022. She was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for her alleged association with Thilini Priyamali, who is on remand on charges of embezzlement of businessmen's money.

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#9143514

5 Nov 2022

Sri Lankan businesswoman Janaki Siriwardena was taken to prison by prison officials from the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court on 05 November 2022. She was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for her alleged association with Thilini Priyamali, who is on remand on charges of embezzlement of businessmen's money.

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#9143516

5 Nov 2022

Sri Lankan businesswoman Janaki Siriwardena was taken to prison by prison officials from the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court on 05 November 2022. She was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for her alleged association with Thilini Priyamali, who is on remand on charges of embezzlement of businessmen's money.

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#9143518

5 Nov 2022

Sri Lankan businesswoman Janaki Siriwardena was taken to prison by prison officials from the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court on 05 November 2022. She was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for her alleged association with Thilini Priyamali, who is on remand on charges of embezzlement of businessmen's money.

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#9143520

5 Nov 2022

Sri Lankan businesswoman Janaki Siriwardena was taken to prison by prison officials from the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court on 05 November 2022. She was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for her alleged association with Thilini Priyamali, who is on remand on charges of embezzlement of businessmen's money.

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#8251096

18 May 2022

Sri Lanka Podu Jana peramuna parliamentarians Sanath Nishantha (R) and Milan Jayatilleke (L) were remanded till May 25 by Colombo Fort Magistrate over the 09th of May incidents, walk to Prison bus escorted by prison officers in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 18, 2022

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