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Accident victim’s body exhumed for 2nd postmortem
The body of a 29-year-old hair dresser from Kandy, who died in a three-wheeler accident, was exhumed this week, after his father alleged that his son had not died in an accident but had been murdered.
The body being exumed in the presence of the Kandy Chief Magistrate Buddhi S. Ragala
Dilshan Chamara Malwana died in late February when he was reportedly knocked down by a three-wheeler at Hapugoda, in the Katugastota Police area. The three-wheeler had been driven by a soldier identified as Sunil Shantha Kumar who was in remand till April 1 and released on bail.
M. Nihal Upatissa, the victim’s father, had lodged a complaint with the Katugastota Police before his son was buried, claiming that he suspected foul play. However, the Police had ignored his complaint at the time saying his son had died in an accident.
He was buried in a cemetery close to their house at Kahawatta, Ambatenna after a postmortem conducted by the Kandy Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) Dr Sivasubramaniam.
However his parents moved the Kandy Magistrates Court for a second postmortem by another JMO outside Kandy
The Court allowed the motion and the body was exhumed this week. It is to be sent to the Colombo JMO for the examination.