Younger brother of the great Sri Lankan cricketer and 1996 World The Cup-winning captain was on Monday sentenced to two years’ rigorous imprisonment for extorting extortion by threatening a businessman.
In 2015, a case was registered against Urban Development Minister Prasanna Ranatunga, 55.
The High Court here convicted Prasanna and sentenced him to two years’ rigorous imprisonment, suspended for five years.
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The court also ordered him to pay a fine of Rs 25 million (US$69,061) and one million rupees (US$2,762) to the businessman as compensation.
Prasanna’s wife, who was also a co-accused, was acquitted of the charges.
He is the younger brother of the legendary Sri Lankan cricketer Arjuna Ranatunga, under whose captaincy the island nation won 1996. Cricket The World Cup was held in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
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