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The claim

Underworld figure Kanjipani Imran was quietly released and allowed to leave Sri Lanka under former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Rating

Misleading

Reviewed by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The review says Imran was granted bail on December 20, 2022, with his passport impounded and a travel ban imposed, then fled by sea to India on December 25. It says Ranil Wickremesinghe was president at the time, not Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who had resigned in July 2022.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 15, 2026