The death of the Assistant Director of the Ministry of Finance’s Department of External Resources, who had been interdicted over the alleged misappropriation of USD 2.5 million Treasury funds, has been ruled a suicide.
Sri Lanka Police said a panel of Judicial Medical Consultants appointed to conduct the post-mortem examination concluded that all injuries were self-inflicted and that the cause of death was suicide.
The official, identified as Ranga Rajapaksa, was found dead at his residence in Kuliyapitiya on Friday (30).
According to police, the body was found in the garden of the residence after his daughter noticed him lying there and alerted other family members.
Police officers who arrived at the scene observed bloodstains nearby. Authorities also reported several injuries on the body, including cuts to one leg and an injury to an arm. A small knife had also been recovered nearby.
Investigations were initially launched into the incident as a suspicious death to determine whether it resulted from homicide, suicide, or an accident.
The Kuliyapitiya Magistrate visited the scene and conducted a magisterial inquiry on Friday. The body was later transferred to the Kuliyapitiya Teaching Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
Subsequently a four-member panel of Judicial Medical Consultants was appointed to conduct the post-mortem examination of the official, who had been under interdiction over allegations related to the misappropriation of Treasury funds. (Newswire)
