Sri Lanka, May 29 -- The Fort Magistrate's Court has ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to arrest former Minister Basil Rajapaksa and several others and to produce them before the court in connection with a case filed over the misuse of state funds.

Magistrate Pasan Amarasena issued the order directing the CID to arrest and produce former Minister Basil Rajapaksa, former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) Bhashwara Gunaratne, and former SLTPB Managing Director Rumy Jauffer, among others, in connection with allegations of misusing Rs. 7.8 million in funds belonging to the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau for campaign activities during the 2014 Uva Provincial Council Election.

The Magistrate issu...