Karuna Amman released on bail
Posted by Editor on December 7, 2016 - 12:19 pm

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today granted bail to former Deputy Minister Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan, better known as Karuna Amman, who was arrested and remanded for allegedly misusing a state vehicle.
He was released on a cash bail of Rs. 1 million with four sureties of Rs. 5 million each.
A travel ban was imposed on the former minister who was also ordered to report to the FCID every Sunday.
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Renegade Karuna was arrested and put in remand because of speculation of a possible coup happening anytime.