Colombo Additional Magistrate Kasun Kanchana Dasanayake today (28) ordered the arrest and production of cricketer Chamika Karunaratne before court after he failed to appear in connection with a child maintenance case.

The arrest warrant was issued when Karunaratne failed to appear during the hearing of a complaint filed by a female pilot seeking maintenance payments for her child.

The case is scheduled to be taken up again on 4 January 2027.