Dimuth Karunarathne arrested and released on bail
Posted by Editor on March 31, 2019 - 11:45 am
Sri Lankan Test Cricket Captain Dimuth Karunaratne has been released on police bail after being arrested over a case of drunk driving resulting in an accident.
Police said the vehicle he was driving had collided with a three wheeler in Borella around 5.30 this morning.
The driver of the three-wheeler has been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital over injuries from the accident.
Borella Police is conducting further investigations on the incident.
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Do not drink and drive. Instead use a TAXI service.
Maybe he is drunk during test match too;
This is a national shame, a drunk driving a Range Rover.
Hope he is sacked from captaicy and dropped from the team.
Shame.