The Colombo Magistrates Court has actually ordered the Colombo Chief Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) to exhume the remains of the youth who passed away while in the custody of Welikada Police.Accordingly, the Colombo Chief Judicial Medical Officer was bought to carry out a complete post-mortem examination on the youths stays through a committee comprising of three expert medical professionals and to submit a report to the court.This order was provided by Colombo Additional Magistrate Keminda Perera today (09 ), after thinking about an appeal made by the aggrieved party.The youth reportedly sustained fatal injuries while in the custody of the Welikada Police in the early hours of April 02, 2025.
He was consequently admitted to the National Institute of Mental Health in Angoda, where he succumbed to his injuries.