The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has launched a probe into the death of the Director of a prominent insurance company in Sri Lanka, Dinesh Schaffter.
The 51-year-old had been found inside his car at the Borella Cemetery last evening (15), bound by zip ties and seriously injured.
Dinesh Schaffter, however, passed away due to a cardiac arrest while undergoing treatment at the Colombo National Hospital.
Police investigations have revealed that Schaffter had left his house in Colombo 07 after informing his wife of meeting a person who owed him a large sum of money.
However, as the wife was unable to reach him via mobile, she managed to trace his location to the Borella Cemetary after which she informed a colleague of Schaffter in this regard.
The investigations further revealed that he was found, bound with zip ties and a wire around his neck, by his colleague at the Borella Cemetary.
The colleague with the assistance of a cemetery labourer had freed Schaffter and admitted him to the Colombo National Hospital, where he passed away.
The Police said it is suspected that the victim may have been abducted and abandoned at the Borella Cemetary.
During investigations, it has also been revealed that the cemetery labourer had witnessed an unknown individual walking away from near Schaffter’s car. (NewsWire)