A Sri Lankan court granted bail on Thursday to a Muslim doctor accused of having sterilised over 4,000 women from the Sinhalese Buddhist majority, his lawyer said, a deeply sensitive case in a country long dogged by communal bloodshed.

Sri Lanka court grants bail for doctor accused of sterilising Buddhist women

Sri Lankan prosecutors said on Thursday tests would be needed to establish whether a Muslim doctor had sterilised Buddhist patients, while there was no evidence to support other charges against him of links to terrorist groups or money laundering.

Prosecutors say tests needed before Sri Lanka sterilisation case can proceed

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Sri Lanka court grants bail for doctor accused of sterilising Buddhist women

Prosecutors say tests needed before Sri Lanka sterilisation case can proceed