State Minister’s son granted bail after knocking down motorcyclist

By A. J. A. Abeynayake-December 19, 2016, 9:59 pm 

Colombo Acting Magistrate Sumithra Waidyasekera enlarged on bail State Minister of Finance Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena’s son, Oshadha, who was produced before the court for knocking down a motorcyclist while driving an SUV in the wee hours of yesterday near the Nelum Pokuna Theatre in Colombo 07.

Oshadha has been charged for driving a vehicle without a licence, injuring a motorcyclist and failing to prevent an accident.

He was enlarged on two sureties of Rs. 100,000 each.

The injured was admitted to the National Hospital, Colombo.

Cinnamon Gardens police had earlier given Oshadha police bail on condition that he would appear before courts.

Oshada’s counsel Pulasthi Rupasinghe informed the court that the motorcyclist had ridden at an excessive speed resulting in the accident and his client had already paid him Rs. 125,000 to cover the medical expenses. Acting Magistrate giving bail to the suspect fixed the next date of hearing the case to Feb. 28, 2017.