By Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya   

A mobile phone was recovered on Sunday night, from the possession of former MP Ranjan Ramanayake who is currently at the Welikada Prison Hospital.  

Ranjan Ramanayake, who is serving his sentence at the Angunakolapelessa Prison, was transferred to the Welikada Prison Hospital to be admitted to the Orthopaedic Clinic of the Colombo National Hospital due to a knee injury.  

Prison spokesman Chandana Ekanayake said that prison officers recovered a mobile phone and a hands-free set from the former MP’s possession during a surprise search on Sunday night.  

He is to be charged under the Prisons Ordinance and will be produced before a three-member prison tribunal, the spokesman said.