The body of an ex-Ports Authority employee who is believed to have been killed by his family members and buried in the backyard of his house in Kerawalapitiya, Wattala was exhumed today by the Police on a court order.
The body was exhumed after the family members – his wife, adopted daughter and son in law told the police on the location where he had been buried.
The family had initially claimed that the man identified as Hetithanthirige Walter, 65 had illegally migrated to Australia, but negibours claimed that they believed that he was murdered.
The 62 year old wife, 23 year old adopted daughter and her 32 year old husband have been placed under remand custody until May 18.
The body was handed over to the Ragama hospital for a postmortem.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
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Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
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