INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
husband to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).Accordingly, notice has been issued to the Director of the CID to appear before the
court on March 18.The deceased has been identified as Agosthinuge Samarajeewa, a 60-year-old resident of Waidya Road in Dehiwala.It is
reported that after his wife noticed her husband had not returned home after work on January 1, she went looking for him and later found him
critical condition, succumbed to his injuries on the morning of January 3.Meanwhile, on the day of the incident, a former Air Force officer,
who is the husband of a lawyer, had informed the 119 Police Emergency Hotline that a person was found lying in the garden of a house on Hill
Street in Dehiwala, which is owned by his wife.Attorney-at-Law Geethma Fernando, presenting evidence on behalf of the aggrieved party,
stated in court that that fact that the Dehiwala Police officers who arrived at the scene at around 11 p.m
attorney also claimed that Dehiwala Police had not conducted a proper investigation into the incident.However, Dehiwala Police stated before
the court that statements have been recorded from the homeowner and residents related to the incident.Accordingly, after considering the
facts presented, the Additional Magistrate has entrusted the CID with conducting further investigations into the death, as the autopsy
report identified the cause of death as assault with a blunt weapon, and as it would not be possible to expect the Dehiwala Police to
conduct a fair investigation into the case.The case is scheduled to be heard again on March 18.
