Sri Lanka, April 7 -- Former State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera, who had been evading court over allegations of selling government land in Kiribathgoda using forged documents, surrendered to the Mahara Magistrate's Court this morning (7).

An open warrant had previously been issued for his arrest. Following his appearance in court, the Mahara Chief Magistrate ordered him to be remanded until the 19th of this month.

Former Minister Mervyn Silva is currently in remand custody in connection with the same incident.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Daily News Sri Lanka....