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Former Sri Lanka President Gotabaya's Ex-Aide Arrested in Double Salary Scandal

June 18, 2026·1 min read
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  1. 01Sugeeshwara Bandara arrested by Colombo Central Crimes Investigations Bureau.
  2. 02Bandara served as Private Secretary to former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
  3. 03He allegedly received two government salaries simultaneously.
  4. 04One salary was from his role as Presidential Private Secretary.
  5. 05The second salary was from his position as a Project Director.
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COLOMBO (News 1st); Sugeeshwara Bandara, who served as the Private Secretary to former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has been arrested by the Colombo Central Crimes Investigations Bureau.

Police stated that while serving as the Private Secretary to Gotabaya Rajapaksa during his presidency, Sugeeshwara Bandara had allegedly received two separate government salaries.

According to investigators, in addition to drawing a salary as the Presidential Private Secretary, Sugeeshwara Bandara had also simultaneously received a second salary in his capacity as a Project Director.

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