C. B. Rathnayake
Former Cabinet Minister and former MP · Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)
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C. B. Rathnayake is facing charges.
Alleged acquisition of assets exceeding known lawful income by more than approximately Rs. 57.3 million.
The full running account, event by event, is in the Timeline and Court Cases tabs below.
C. B. Rathnayake legal timeline
- 16 December 2025
Bail Granted
Released on two sureties of Rs.2 million each with a travel ban.
Court: Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court
- 2 December 2025
Remanded
Former minister C. B. Rathnayake was arrested by CIABOC on 2 December 2025 after giving a statement to the commission, and was remanded by the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court until 16 December 2025. The investigation concerns an alleged acquisition of assets exceeding known income by about Rs. 57.3 million; the allegations are unproven. He was released on bail on 16 December.
Court: Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court
C. B. Rathnayake court cases
Rs. 57.3 million unexplained assets investigation
Alleged acquisition of assets exceeding known lawful income by more than approximately Rs. 57.3 million.
What’s happened
Released on two sureties of Rs.2 million each with a travel ban.
- Court
- Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court
- Next hearing / due
- No upcoming hearing announced
C. B. Rathnayake in the news
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C. B. Rathnayake political career
Ministerial positions
Former Cabinet Minister and former MP
Dates not publicly confirmed
Other political positions
No other positions publicly confirmed.
C. B. Rathnayake party history
Long-standing SLFP background; exact first membership dates are not needed for the safe V1 history.
Reported in the Nov 2018 transition and definitively elected under SLPP in 2020. The 2018 date is retained as a reported membership event rather than an unquestioned legal termination of SLFP membership.