Businessman Dinesh Shafter’s remains released to family

COLOMBO (Daily Mirror): The remains of businessman Dinesh Shafter, which were kept under police protection for six months at the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital, have been received by his relatives today.

The remains were handed over following an order made by the Colombo Additional Magistrate's Court to hand over his body to his relatives.

The body of businessman Dinesh Shafter was exhumed on May 25 before a panel of medical experts who were appointed to perform a fresh post-mortem inquiry.  
 
Earlier on February 27, the Court appointed a five-member-panel of medical experts to perform a fresh post-mortem inquiry into the death of businessman Dinesh Shafter, in order to ascertain whether the death was a murder or suicide.   

The five-member-panel comprised Professor Asela Mendis (Chairman) Professor B.C.R. Perera, Professor D.H.S. Fernando and two JMO’s Dr. Siva Subramanium and Dr. B.R. Ruwanpura. They were tasked with performing a fresh inquiry to decide the actual cause of death of businessman Dinesh Shafter.     

The report of the panel was submitted to the court recently and it was declared that Dinesh Shafter's death was a murder.

Accordingly, Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya ordered the Criminal Investigation Department to conduct further investigations into the death and arrest the suspects.