{"id":43368,"date":"2015-10-04T15:52:25","date_gmt":"2015-10-04T19:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=43368"},"modified":"2015-10-04T15:52:25","modified_gmt":"2015-10-04T19:52:25","slug":"police-fcid-commence-raid-and-probe-under-money-laundering-act-into-six-companies-operated-by-namal-rajapaksa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=43368","title":{"rendered":"Police FCID Commence Raid and Probe Under Money Laundering Act Into Six Companies  Operated by Namal Rajapaksa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>by Mandana Ismail  Abeywickrema<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) has last week raided a company operated by former First Son and United People\u2019s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa as part of a probe being carried out under the Money Laundering Act.<\/p>\n<p>The FCID is carrying out a probe covering the operations of six companies operated by Rajapaksa \u2013 Hello Corp Pvt Ltd, Gowers Corporate Services Pvt Ltd, Gowers Solutions, Gowers Secretariat, Gowers Ceylon Holdings and NR Consultancy.<\/p>\n<p>The Sunday Leader learns that FCID officers had commenced a probe on Gowers Corporate Services Pvt Ltd on Friday and is to continue investigating the other companies as well.<\/p>\n<p>The FCID probe is expected to uncover the sources of funding for these companies and its earnings as well as how the monies were utilised.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Gowers Corporate Services Pvt Ltd, which was floated with the sale of 100 Rs. 10 shares, had purchased Hello Corp Pvt Ltd for a sum of Rs. 100 million even before completing a year in operation, FCID sources said. Despite claims that the monies were raised through loans and by the sale of NR Consultancy to a Bangladeshi national for Rs. 50 million, the FCID is yet to find proper evidence that could prove this fact. <\/p>\n<p>In fact, Gowers Corporate Services Pvt Ltd has recorded an earning of Rs. 81 million in the 2013\/2014 financial year. The Sunday Leader further learns that MP Namal Rajapaksa has already been questioned by the FCID over the investigation into the six companies.<\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy:The Sunday Leader<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton43368\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D43368&amp;text=Police%20FCID%20Commence%20Raid%20and%20Probe%20Under%20Money%20Laundering%20Act%20Into%20Six%20Companies%20%20Operated%20by%20Namal%20Rajapaksa&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema The police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) has last week raided a company operated by former First Son and United People\u2019s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa as part of a probe being carried out under the Money Laundering Act. 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