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The CID today arrested the son of Shabbir Abbas Gulamhusein, a well-known businessman, over his father's murder four years ago, Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said.

On June 9, 2017, Shabbir Abbas Gulamhusein passed away inside his office premises in Colombo.

However, an investigation was launched into the suspicious death on a complaint received by the Public Complaints Division of the CID in 2018. The victim was the owner of 9 companies including AdamExpo Ltd.

The body of Gulamhusein, was exhumed in 2019 and his remains were sent for a post-mortem.

Accordingly, the doctors had concluded that his death was a murder and not from natural causes.

During the post-motern it was reported that they found fractures in a jaw and a rib on the left side of the body. His death had been caused due to an external force exerted by a blunt force.  The CID has revealed that the murder had been committed by strangulation with a tie.

Following a lengthy investigation into the incident, the CID has arrested Ali Gulamhusein, the 37-year-old youngest son of the businessman in connection with the murder.

It was revealed that the murder was subtly planned and the funeral arrangements were made to look like a natural death by the youngest son.

The CID suspects that the victim's son had committed the murder with the intention of obtaining property.

The suspect, a resident of Ethul Kotte was produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court today and was remanded till September 23.(Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya)

Ali Asger Shabbir Gulamhusein


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  • Money...money..money Sunday, 12 September 2021 06:24 PM

    Ruthless money minded fellow.

    L.B.Senarfatne Sunday, 12 September 2021 08:13 PM

    Good Job Policde

    Kaleel Cader Sunday, 12 September 2021 08:43 PM

    Greedy boy

    Dodi Sunday, 12 September 2021 09:01 PM

    Must be BURNT ALIVE!!

    Mohan Sunday, 12 September 2021 07:12 PM

    Being a son, he would anyway inherit a part of the property.

    Dakshina Dissanayake Sunday, 12 September 2021 07:43 PM

    Shabir Gullamhusein was a crafty businessman and treated employees shabily and last year Shabir Gullamhusein's brother Thair Gullamhusein too died due to an old wall collapsed on him in the business premises, which too was mysterious accidental death people believe that he may be some what behind this set up.

    Robert Sunday, 12 September 2021 08:04 PM

    CID will take that case too

    Kps Sunday, 12 September 2021 08:17 PM

    Come on Mr. CID, almost 2 yrs ago Easter Sunday Murderers are still at large.

    Spartacus Sunday, 12 September 2021 08:27 PM

    Another Kashyapa type fellow.

    M. B. Akbar Sunday, 12 September 2021 08:39 PM

    Most chilling news in the recent years... Never heard of such a horrifying story. The very own Son killing his own Father... They should check the DNA of this Guy?

    Siri Sunday, 12 September 2021 08:54 PM

    So much for the love and brotherhood, dress codes, civility, clean cut slaughter methods they talk in that "Holy Book". What chance has animals?

    Reality Sunday, 12 September 2021 08:55 PM

    Greed is nothing new to our wonderful Srilankan culture. Jealousy, lying and boasting is our number one business. This is not a surprise but a result of degradation of humanity within our so called great society.

    Shawn Michaels Sunday, 12 September 2021 10:22 PM

    He's fellow who beat the hell out of someone at Kama Colombo.

    C chelliah Monday, 13 September 2021 10:11 AM

    Ok he killed his own father , who next ? Adam investerments board like his own brother's and shareholders . He should be banned from entering the bussiness presmisses and shareholders should take over the ownership . Terrible ...,for a chap who killed his father killing the board if directors and shareholders is no issue . What to end up dead ?

    Sinna Monday, 13 September 2021 10:15 AM

    Its difficult to believe our known Ali is the accused, known him well as a student,and comparatively well behaved child then,grown up to be a respectable gentleman and I used to teach his child too,when ever he visited the school,very often used to see me to say Hi,but greed makes people mad


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