Rithu Aksharsha legal action targets media and social accounts that allegedly linked her falsely to a bank account cited in a court case.
Actress Rithu Aksharsha has announced legal action over reports that linked her name and image to a financial transaction cited in a corruption case.
In a public statement posted on Facebook, Aksharsha said newspapers, websites and social media account holders had published false information that damaged her image and professional reputation.
The reports referred to Colombo High Court Case No. HCB 387/25, filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption against a prominent politician.
According to Aksharsha’s statement, the indictment alleges that funds were credited between 2010 and 2012 to DFCC Bank account number 027104000818 under the name “Rithu Aksharsha.”
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She said some media outlets used her photograph and name while reporting the allegation. As a result, those reports connected her to the transaction or suggested that she was involved.
However, Aksharsha firmly denied owning the account.
“I have not had any account in the aforementioned DFCC Bank to date, and account number 027104000818 is not an account belonging to me,” she stated.
She added that DFCC Bank had issued a letter confirming her position at her request. Aksharsha said she attached that letter to her public statement.
She also pointed out that she was still a school student during the 2010 to 2012 period cited in the indictment.
Aksharsha said she had already initiated legal proceedings against newspapers, social media websites and account holders that published the disputed claims.
She warned that she would pursue further legal action against anyone who continues to publish what she described as false or fabricated information linking her to the case.
The statement seeks to distance the actress from the bank account and the alleged transaction. It also places media organisations and online publishers on notice over future reporting.
