Colombo, Dec 30 (PTI) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena was today handed a much awaited report on an alleged scam in the issue of bonds of the countrys central bank. It is now upto his office to take action from hereafter," an official of the presidential inquiry commission said. Sirisena appointed the commission to probe any irregularities in the issues of Central Bank bonds in February 2015 and March 2016. The alleged scam rocked the government headed by Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. The issue led to the resignation of a UNP minister Ravi Karunanayake.

Source: India Today December 30, 2017 11:37 UTC