Social media activist granted bail by Fort Magistrate 

By AJA Abeynayake and Norman Palihawadane

Social media activist Darshana Handungoda arrested by the CID, at the BIA, upon his arrival from Dubai, on Sunday night, was granted bail by the Fort Magistrate’s Court, yesterday.

The CID said that Handungoda had been arrested in connection with controversial comments posted on social media.

Handungoda was released by the Colombo Fort Magistrate on two sureties posting bail.

He was released on two sureties of Rs. 200,000 each by Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage.

The case was ordered to be taken up, once again, on 17 May 2023.

He was arrested by the CID at the BIA around midnight, on Sunday (05).

In May last year, Handungoda was summoned by the CID for questioning, but he declined to make a statement, claiming that the police had never sent him an official notification calling him in for questioning. The Sunday night arrest was made as Handungoda failed to be present at the CID.