COLOMBO (Citizen) - Former Minister MP Rishad Bathiudeen has been remanded till October 27 by the Fort Magistrate's court. The former Minister has been arrested by the CID early this morning in the Dehiwala area, according to internal police reports.

The news follows days of speculation regarding the whereabouts of Former Minister Bathiudeen, who was not arrested during the course of the police raids conducted at his house.