Sri Lanka, Jan. 27 -- Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who had been remanded in custody, has been granted bail after being produced before the Colombo Magistrate's Court this morning (27).

Accordingly, he was ordered to be released on two surety bails of Rs. 50 million each by Colombo Additional Magistrate Manjula Rathnayake, following an extended hearing of the facts.

The Additional Magistrate, who also imposed an overseas travel ban on Rajapaksa, ordered the Immigration and Emigration Controller to be informed in this regard.

Meanwhile, Yoshitha Rajapaksa was ordered to appear at the Sri Lanka Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division on the last Sunday of every month, also ordered agains...