(UTV | COLOMBO) – The Software Engineer attached to Epic Lanka Technologies responsible for deleting files from the National Medicines Regulatory Authority server, was further remanded to the 25th of October 2021.
The Software Engineer identified as Pramodh Dilupa Ramanayake is charged with deliberately deleting over 1.1 million files from the database of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority.
Colombo Chief Magistrate Buddhika Sri Ragala on Monday (18) ordered the Prison Superintendent to allow the Criminal Investigations Department to record statements from the suspect from tomorrow (19) to the 23rd of October from 9 AM to 4 PM daily, at the prison premises.
Senior State Counsel Jayani Wegodapola, appearing for the prosecution told the court that the Laptop, 3 mobile phones, and other electronic devices seized from the possession of the suspect, were handed over to the Digital Forensic Laboratory of the CID.
Forensic Investigations have revealed that the deletion of over 11,000 NMRA files relating to medicines and medicinal drugs was not a mistake and was a deliberate act, the Attorney General’s Department told the Colombo Additional Magistrate’s Court on the 29th of September.
Earlier, Deputy Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris told the court that the suspect Software Engineer has deleted files from his residence for a period of five hours from 03:45 AM on the 09th of July 2021 to 10:24 AM the same day.
On the 8th of October 2021, Deputy Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris informed the court that the suspect Software Engineer had deleted the files for approximately seven hours.
He said the investigations had revealed that he was guided by a group of people including those from the National Medicines Regulatory Authority, and the Medical Mafia.
