Death of a woman in Welikada Police custody: Court orders all suspects to be arrested
Posted by Editor on August 25, 2023 - 12:18 pm
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (August 25) ordered the arrest of all suspects linked to the death of a housemaid named R. Rajakumari, who died while in the custody of Welikada Police.
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court issued the directive while delivering the verdict on the post-mortem examination
The case was taken up before Colombo Additional Magistrate Harshana Kekunawala this morning (August 25).

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