Notice issued on Sarana Gunawardena

Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne yesterday issued notice on Former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena for failing to appear in court when the case regarding a vehicle belonging to the Development Lotteries Board was taken up for hearing yesterday.

Gunawardena was charged of importing a vehicle valued at Rs. 8.5 million, while he was the Development Lotteries Board Chairman. He was also charged of non returning the vehicle to the Board.

He failed to appear in court at the last hearing, and his lawyer informed court that his client had to appear in Fort Magistrate’s Court for a separate case.