Bodies belonging to the brother's of Zaharan Cassim - the Easter Sunday attacks mastermind, will be exhumed today (Jun 7) from the Ampara general cemetry for a DNA test, a senior police official said.
The official noted that four of the initial samples which were sent to the Government Analyst for a DNA test could not be used. Accordingly, the bodies will be exhumed today to send a new batch of samples for another test.
Zaharan's brothers were among 15 people who perished after committing suicide at a residence in Sainthamaruthu on April 26.
The exhumation is expected to take place in the presence of the Kalmunai Chief Magistrate and former Ampara Judicial Medical Officer Dr. Ruchira Nadeera.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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