A Sub-Inspector of the Welikada Police has been remanded over the death of a maid while in Police custody.
According to reports, the Sub-Inspector was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and remanded till September 11 after being produced before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.
Rajan Rajeswari, the domestic help of a Sri Lankan female teledrama producer, allegedly died while in the custody of the Welikada Police.
The 42-year-old woman from Demodara, Badulla, was arrested and interrogated by the Police after the Sri Lankan female teledrama producer had filed a complaint over a theft at her residence on May 11, 2023.
The domestic help had suddenly fallen ill, showing signs of difficulty in breathing, while being interrogated by the Welikada Police. She passed away after being admitted to the Colombo National Hospital.
Upon suspicions being raised by the victim’s relatives, alleging that she had been subjected to assault, the Colombo Additional Magistrate Harshana Kekunawala ordered the CID to arrest the suspects linked to the maid’s death.
According to the findings in the post-mortem report, the cause of death was ruled as hemorrhagic shock caused by damage to the deceased’s muscles after being attacked with a blunt weapon or similar force.
The verdict on the case was delivered after careful examination of evidence and the findings in the post-mortem report submitted by the Judicial Medical Officer. (NewsWire)