Johnny’s lackey attacks businessman trying to extort money

Sunday, 19 February 2012

One of Minster Johnston Fernando’s coordinating secretaries Ravichandran alias Celltel Ravi has attacked a millionaire businessmen on Friday night. The attack was due to the businessman’s failure to pay the monthly payment made by him to Ravichandran. The businessman who has been attacked is one Madhura Wickremaratne.

The attack had taken place at the Base karaoke bar owned by the wife of one Lanka, who is a night club owners closely affiliated to MP Namal Rajapaksa.

The police had immediately arrived at the scene as soon as an employee at the bar had telephoned the police when the clash broke out. Celltel Ravi had intimidated the police officers who had arrived at the scene by showing the ID card given to him by Minister Johnston Fernando.

A senior police officer had also ordered the respective police personnel not to take any action against Celltel Ravi.

Several armed underworld members have also been with Celltel Ravi at the time and they had fled in the unregistered vehicle belonging to the Internal Trade Ministry.