{
  "id": 9895717,
  "title": "Former Mineral Sands Chairman arrested over recruitment irregularities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/former-mineral-sands-chairman-arrested-over-recruitment-irregularities",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T00:01:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/former-mineral-sands-chairman-arrested-over-recruitment-irregularities/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Lanka Mineral Sands Ltd. Chairman Udeni Jayaratne Dassanayake was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) yesterday over alleged irregularities in the recruitment of casual workers. According to CIABOC, its investigating officers arrested Dassanayake at around 9.25 am in connection with the recruitment of casual labourers during 2023 and […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}