Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The Matara Magistrate's Court today (03) ordered Chief Inspector Varuni Bogahawatta, the OIC of the Administration Branch at the Kotawila Police Station, to be remanded until Friday, November 6, following her arrest by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for failing to account for funds used to purchase and lease a luxury vehicle.

Matara Magistrate Chathura Dissanayake issued the remand order when the Chief Inspector, along with two other individuals arrested in connection with the investigation, were produced at the Magistrate's official chambers this afternoon.

Presenting facts before the court, officers from the CID's Financial Crimes Investigation Division revealed that significant sums of money had been...