The Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar sentenced former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage and former Sathosa Chairman and former Trade Minister Nalin Fernando on 29th May 2025 for committing the offence of “corruption” by purchasing 14,000 carrom boards and 11,000 checkers boards through Sathosa, allegedly to distribute to schools and sports clubs selected by the Sports Ministry, and distributing them to party offices of the government during the 2015 Presidential Election, thus causing a loss of over 53 million rupees to the government.

Accordingly, the former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage was sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment, while the then former Chairman of Lanka Sathosa received a sentence of 25 years of rigorous imprisonment. Additionally, a fine of Rs. 100,000 (hundred thousand) was imposed for each count.

Assistant Director General Mrs. Anuththara Jayasinghe and Assistant Director General Mrs. Thushari Dayaratne of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption conducted the prosecution.