Srilanka, Feb. 11 -- The police have filed a case against Yoshitha Rajapaksa under the Money Laundering Act, as investigations since 2016 have failed to provide a reasonable explanation for the source of his funds.

Investigations revealed that the money in question had been invested in fixed deposits and bank accounts, maintained as a joint account with a woman named Daisy Forrest. Following these findings, the Attorney General directed the police to name Forrest as a suspect in the case.

On February 11, the police formally named Yoshitha Rajapaksa and Daisy Forrest as suspects in the Kaduwela Magistrate's Court and filed legal proceedings against them under the Money Laundering Act.

Additionally, a foreign travel ban has been imposed...