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Ranwala's blood samples sent to Government Analyst
The Island
|December 16, 2025
Blood samples from former Speaker and NPP MP Asoka Ranwala, involved in a road accident at Sapugaskanda last Thursday, had been sent to the Government Analyst's Department (GAD) to determine whether he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident, police said yesterday.
The accident occurred on the night of December 11 at the Denimulla junction when MP Ranwala's jeep collided with a car carrying a 25-year-old woman, her six-month old infant, and her 55-year-old mother. All three sustained injuries and were hospitalised. The child was admitted to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital. The MP and others recei
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