Former MP Udaya Gammanpila has rebutted a Police statement rejecting his earlier claim about the death of Finance Ministry official Ranga Rajapaksa, saying his statement was based on documentary evidence and not speculation.
Addressing a media briefing on Tuesday, Gammanpila pointed to a letter dated May 1, 2026 issued by the Director General of Health Services appointing a committee to conduct the post-mortem examination. According to Gammanpila, the letter stated that Rajapaksa’s wife had informed authorities that her husband’s death on April 30 was “suspicious in nature”.
He said the only detail he added during his earlier briefing was that such information would normally be reported to the Police.
Gammanpila said he had been informed to appear before the Kuliyapitiya Police on May 9 to provide a statement and that he intends to present the evidence in his possession.
Police had summoned him for allegedly making false claims about the death, citing fingerprint and forensic evidence that pointed to a self-inflicted suicide. The summons was the first formal legal step taken against an opposition figure in connection with the unfolding Treasury cyber heist accountability cycle.
Rajapaksa, an Additional Director General at the Ministry of Finance, was found dead at his home in Kuliyapitiya on April 30. His death has become entangled with allegations from opposition figures who have linked it to the Treasury investigation, a connection police and government officials have rejected.
