Thajudeen killing: Court directs CID to produce real suspects

CID says need time for investigations

Colombo Additional Magistrate Isuru Neththikumara yesterday directed the CID to take into custody the real suspects behind the killing of Thajudeen and produce them in courts.

The Magistrate pointing out that those in remand custody are those who concealed evidence in the killing, and inquired who the real criminals behind this were.

The Magistrate questioned in this manner when the case relating to the killing of Thajudeen was taken up for hearing where the CID submitted a report on the progress of the investigations carried out so far by them.

The suspects in this case who were present in courts, were former DIG Anura Senanayake, former OIC of the Narahenpita police crime investigation unit Police Inspector Sumith Champika and Prof Ananda Samarasekera who functioned as the chief JMO at that time. These suspects are presently on bail.

The police producing a progress report on the investigations carried out thus far stated that on 17th May 2012 the day Thajudeen was killed, in the motor car that chased behind him, a youth who was seated inside this car had been wearing a T shirt with a name and a number which had been recorded by the CCTV cameras. Police informed further that investigations are continuing in order to identify who this person was.

The CID also informed that their request for satellite Photos and Video clips on the incident from NASA institute had not been responded by this institute. With regard to the forensic scientific investigations made on the Mobile Phone of Thajudeen as it contains 172 pages investigations are continuing. The CID also stated that up to now 1200 persons had been interrogated and their statements recorded.