Remains of late-Dinesh Schaffter exhumed

Remains of late-Dinesh Schaffter exhumed

by Staff Writer 25-05-2023 | 11:03 AM

COLOMBO (News 1st); The remains of the late-Dinesh Schaffter were exhumed at the Borella Public Cemetery on Thursday (25) morning.

The remains were exhumed based on the request made to the court by the Committee of Medical Experts appointed to investigate the death of the late businessman.

The remains of the late-Dinesh Schaffter were exhumed at the Borella Public Cemetery on Thursday (25) morning with police protection and under the supervision of Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya.

The family and relatives of the late Dinesh Schaffter were present during the exhumation process.

On the 15th of December 2022, Schaffter was found with his hand tied and strangled inside his own car at the Public Cemetery in Borella, and according to the family, he died that night in hospital.

Investigations into the death of Dinesh Schaffter are conducted by the Homicide and Organized Crimes Division of the Criminal Investigations Department.

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