Consumer rights activist Asela Sampath who was arrested last night has been granted bail by Fort magistrate court.
Police Spokesman said that Asela Sampath was arrested based on a complaint filed over fake news.
He said that the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) had filed the complaint with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) accusing Asela Sampath of making false claims on social media and YouTube with regards to the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine.
The Police Spokesman said that Asela Sampath was accused of claiming that the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine was being mixed with another substance before being used on the public.