Sri Lanka, March 11 -- Five hotel owners operating within the Manning Market Complex in Peliyagoda were today fined a total of Rs. 125,000 by the Colombo Additional Magistrate H.D.D.J Premaratne, for maintaining food in unhygienic conditions and selling food unfit for human consumption.

The Magistrate imposed a fine of Rs. 25,000 each on the suspects after they pleaded guilty to the charges.

Court was informed by Public Health Inspectors that a raid carried out on March 5 at the Peliyagoda Manning Market Complex revealed several food outlets storing, displaying and selling food without maintaining proper sanitary conditions.

The suspects were charged with storing and selling food unfit for human consumption, keeping food exposed in uns...