The remains of the bomber who attacked the Zion Church in Batticaloa have been exhumed from the Kalliyakandu cemetery today (Aug 2), Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said.
The remains had been exhumed in the presence of the Batticaloa Magistrate, the Judicial Medical Officer (JMO), and Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers.
Mr. Gunasekara noted that the remains have been placed at the morgue of the Batticaloa Hospital under Police protection. It would be buried at a different location upon instructions of the Batticaloa District Secretary.
Area residents had protested against the burial of the bomber's remains at the Kalliyakandu cemetery which had been carried out upon court orders.
However, the court had ordered the exhumation of the remains after Batticaloa District Secretary M. Udayakumar submitted a motion to the court explaining the situation in the area.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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