A notary allegedly issuing forged land deeds was sentenced to one year RI, suspended for five years, and fined Rs. 25,000 by Kurunegala High Court Judge Hemaka Wijesundara yesterday. In this case, the accused Mohamad Asrop Deen of Kurunegala was indicted on two counts preparing forged land deeds with false documents and selling land.
He was arrested on September 15, 2008, by the Colombo Crime Investigations Division.
State Counsel Charaka Dharmasiri prosecuted.
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