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.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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