Douglas Devananda

Listed from published reports. Appearing here is not a finding of wrongdoing.

Details

Role: Former minister
Status: Police said on 20 October 2026 that the CID searched his residence and office as part of an inquiry into allegedly unlicensed firearms linked to him; no charge reported
Appears on: Politicians and investigators
Last checked: 21 Oct 2026 (what this means)

Douglas Devananda / Named as witness in / Immunoglobulin procurement case
- Listed among the former ministers named as witnesses in the case.26 Jun 2025 · Ada Derana · Ex-President Ranil named as witness in case against Keheliya
Douglas Devananda / Sworn in as minister by, November 2019 / Gotabaya Rajapaksa
- Sworn in by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat on 22 November 2019 as minister of fisheries and aquatic resources.22 Nov 2019 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · New Cabinet sworn-in
Douglas Devananda / Minister under, from July 2022 / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Took the oath before President Ranil Wickremesinghe on 22 July 2022 as minister of fisheries.22 Jul 2022 · Daily FT · New PM, Cabinet take oath in presence of President RW
Criminal Investigation Department / Searched the residence and office of, 20 October 2026, in an inquiry into allegedly unlicensed firearms linked to / Douglas DevanandaAllegation
- Police said several locations, including his residence and office, were searched as part of an ongoing inquiry into allegedly unlicensed firearms. They said the Army issued him several firearms in 2001, one of them a pistol found near a culvert in Weliweriya in 2019 on information from organised-crime figure Makandure Madush. The article carries no response from him and reports no charge.20 Oct 2026 · News 1st · CID Raids Douglas Devananda's Home and Office