Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on Could 1, 2026 – 2:09 pm
AI-generated picture
A four-member committee of Judicial Medical Officers has been appointed to conduct the autopsy examination of Finance Ministry official Ranga Nishantha Rajapaksa, who died underneath suspicious circumstances in Kuliyapitiya.
Secretary to the Ministry of Well being, Specialist Dr. Anil Jasinghe, mentioned steps have been taken to nominate the committee to hold out the autopsy examination.
Ranga Nishantha Rajapaksa served as an Assistant Director of the Exterior Sources Division of the Ministry of Finance.
He had been suspended in reference to the incident through which USD 2.5 million, meant for a overseas debt reimbursement by the Treasury, was allegedly transferred to a 3rd get together.
Rajapaksa died underneath suspicious circumstances yesterday (April 30), and his physique was discovered close to his home within the Kuliyapitiya space.
Police are investigating whether or not his demise was a case of suicide or homicide.
The magisterial inquiry into the incident was held yesterday, and the physique has been taken to the Kuliyapitiya Instructing Hospital for the autopsy examination.
Earlier, the Felony Investigation Division (CID) had been investigating the alleged USD 2.5 million cyber fraud linked to the overseas debt reimbursement.
The fraud case can also be earlier than the Colombo Fort Justice of the Peace’s Court docket.
Newest Headlines in Sri Lanka
