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Douglas Devananda admitted to hospital
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|December 31, 2025
Former Minister Douglas Devananda, who was arrested and remanded in connection with a firearms-related investigation, has been admitted to the Mahara Prison Hospital on medical advice.
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According to police, Devananda was transferred to the prison hospital following recommendations made by doctors after assessing his health condition.
The former Minister was arrested by the CID on 26 December and later produced before the Gampaha Magistrate's Court, which ordered that he be remanded until 09 January, 2026.
Devananda was taken into custody in connection with an investigation into an incident in which personal firearm provided to him allegedly came into the possession of an organised criminal gang. The weapon is reported to have been issued to him by the Sri Lanka Army in 2001 for personal protection during his tenure as a Minister.
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