The daughter of remanded specialist neurosurgeon Dr. Maheshi Wijeratne, who was arrested for allegedly threatening officials at the Bribery Commission, has been granted bail.
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court today ordered the specialist neurosurgeon’s daughter to be released on a surety of Rs. 500,000.
The 21-year-old woman was arrested by the Keselwatte Police on Monday for having allegedly issued death threats to officials at the Bribery Commission.
Specialist neurosurgeon Dr. Maheshi Wijeratne is in remand custody after being arrested over allegations of selling medical equipment valued at Rs. 50,000 to patients for Rs. 175,000 through a private company she is affiliated with.
Alleging this resulted in over Rs. 300 million in losses for patients, the Bribery Commission said the medical equipment had been sold to approximately 300 patients through her private company, with the assistance of two others. (Newswire)
