Sri Lanka, Aug. 21 -- Former Minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa and five others have been served indictments by the Attorney General today (21) before the Colombo High Court, on charges including the misuse of government funds by illegally spending over Rs. 6.1 million from the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation under the pretext of providing flood relief in December 2014.

The indictments were served before Colombo High Court Judge Manjula Thilakaratne, Ada Derana reporter said.

Subsequently, the judge ordered that each accused be released on cash bail of Rs. 100,000 and two surety bails of Rs. 1 million each.

The judge further ordered that the fingerprints of the accused be recorded and that reports be submitted.

The case was scheduled for...