Former Secretary of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), Nishantha Ranatunga was today released on bail by Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitya over charges of posing death threats to Colombo Cricket Association Secretary Aruna Wijaya de Silva during an election at SLC on December 18, 2015.

He appeared at the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today upon notices issued into the inquiry conducted by the Cinnamon Gardens Police.

The Magistrate released him on a surety bail of Rs. 100, 000. (Shehan Chamika Silva)