Monday, 06 February 2012 
The Mayor had made false documents to sell the land to an Indian national at Rs. 150 lakhs after learning from the Council records that the respective land did not have a rightful owner.
The Mayor had been attacked by the women when he had gone to the site of the land with some of his goons after preparing the false documents. Several women have lodged complaints with the Mirihana Police that they have been threatened by the Kotte Mayor.
Janaka Ranawaka is a lackey of MP Duminda Silva, who was involved in drug peddling in the Colombo city. An officer from the Mirihana Police told us that Ranawaka was involved in peddling drugs through middlemen Kotte, Kaduwela and Maharagama areas.
He added that the Kotte Mayor had purchased 15 buses and was involved in transporting drugs to Nuwara Eliya in the buses.
Janaka Ranawaka who was faced with severe financial difficulties a few years back has now become a millionaire. The police officer said that apart from drug peddling, his main livelihood was to forcibly acquire lands.
He further noted that legal action could not be instituted against the Mayor since he is one of MP Namal Rajapaksa’s key followers.
Land Minister Janaka Bandara Tennakoon last week said that some head of local government bodies and councilors were involved in acquiring lands in their respective areas that do not have proper ownership through false documents. He said it was happening on a large scale and that steps are being taken to curb the situation.
