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Magistrate orders CID to hand back remains of Dinesh Schaffter to his family
By A.J.A. Abeynayake
Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya yesterday ordered the CID to hand over the remains of the late businessman Dinesh Schaffter to his family as postmortem examinations had been concluded.
The order was issued when the report of a magisterial inquiry on the remains of Schaffter’s exhumed body was taken up before the Colombo Magistrate Court yesterday.
Additional Magistrate Jayasuriya said that a five-member expert committee, headed by Prof. Asela Mendis, appointed by the court to submit a report on Schaffter’s death, had informed the court that their judicial investigations had been completed and therefore the remains of the late businessman could be released.
Accordingly, the Additional Magistrate ordered the CID to hand over the body to his family under the supervision of Prof. Clifford Perera and Judicial Medical Officer P.R. Ruwanpura. The remains of Schaffter are to be handed over to his brother Ramesh Schaffter and brother-in-law James Mathews.
The case was also ordered to be recalled on 09 October, 2023.
The remains of Schaffter, whose death remains largely unsolved, were exhumed on 25 May, 2023, under judicial supervision and armed security, on the orders of the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.
The former Janashakthi Group of Companies Director was found tied up in his car at the General Cemetery, in Borella, on 15 December, 2022, and died a day later while receiving treatment at the ICU of the National Hospital in Colombo.
Following the conclusion of bilateral discussions between President Anura Kumara Disanayake and Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, official-level talks between the delegations of Sri Lanka and India commenced this morning (05) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.
Representing the Government of Sri Lanka were Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath; Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Anil Jayantha; Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake; Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, along with other senior officials.
The Indian delegation included Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and His Excellency Santosh Jha, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, along with several other senior officials of the Government of India.
Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, who arrived in Sri Lanka on the invitation of President Anura Kumara Disanayake on Friday [04] night, visited the Presidential Secretariat this morning (05).
The Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake upon his arrival at the Presidential Secretariat.
Prime Minister Modi is currently on a state visit to Sri Lanka, reaffirming the theme “Friendship of Centuries — Commitment to a Prosperous Future” which symbolises the longstanding ties between Sri Lanka and India. The Indian Premier is scheduled to remain in the country until tomorrow (06).
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The official welcoming ceremony for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was held this morning (05) at the Independence Square in Colombo.
On arrival at the Independence Square the Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake.
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