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Bail applications by Bathiudeen’s wife, father-in-law, brother-in -law and broker rejected
By A.J.A. Abeynayake
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court yesterday rejected a bail application filed by the wife of MP Rishad Bathiudeen, his father-in-law, brother-in-law and a broker.
The Court ordered that Bathiudeen’s wife, K. Mohammed Shabdeen Aisha, father-in-law, Mohammed Shabdeen, brother-in-law, Shabdeen Ismeth and a broker, Ponniah Bandaram alias Shankar, who had trafficked the girl for domestic work be further remanded till Aug 23.
Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya gave the order after considering the objections raised by Deputy Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris to the bail application on the grounds that the suspects might exert t influence on the witnesses if they were enlarged on bail.
The wife of MP Bathiudeen, his father-in-law and brother-in-law were arrested on 23 July over two incidents of alleged rape and sexual abuse.
The Police said that the wife and father-in-law of the MP and a broker had been arrested over the death of 16-year-old Jude Kumar Ishalini. The victim died while being employed at the residence of Bathiudeen in Colombo. The broker had introduced the child to the family.
A 22-year-old woman, one of the 11 women who served as domestic aides of Bathiudeens, has alleged that she was raped while serving at the official residence of then Minister Bathiudeen from 2015 to 2019.
The 44-year-old brother-in-law of MP Bathiudeen was identified as the suspect and arrested.
On 26 July, the Magistrate’s Court ordered all four suspects to be placed in remand custody until yesterday.
Deputy Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris informed the court that the prosecution suspected that the death of Ishalini was not suicide but murder.
The Cabinet of Ministers granted their concurrence to the resolution furnished by the Minister of Youth Affairs to appoint S. Achchudan of Special Grade of Sri Lanka Administrative Service, who is currently serving as an Additional Commissioner of Elections at the Elections Commission who is
recommended by the panel of interviewers to the post of Director General of the Sports Development Department with effect form 01.01.2026.
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal furnished by the Minister of Environment to publish the draft bill of the National Environment (Amended) Act in the government gazette notification and subsequently to submit the same to the Parliament for its concurrence.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Buddhism, Religious, and Cultural Affairs to provide tax relief on imported dates received as donations or gift for Ramadan.
This year’s Ramadan fasting season is scheduled to begin on 19-02-2026 and end on 21-03-2026.
S. Achchudan appointed as Director General of the Sports Development Department.
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Cabinet nod to establish the Sri Lanka Industrial Transformation and innovation Authority
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