{"id":150448,"date":"2015-09-08T14:03:50","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T08:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=150448"},"modified":"2015-09-08T14:03:50","modified_gmt":"2015-09-08T08:33:50","slug":"another-twist-in-thajudeens-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/another-twist-in-thajudeens-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Twist In Thajudeen’s Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marking another twist in the investigation into the death of former national rugby player Wasim Thajudeen<\/span><\/a>, the CID said today that Thajudeen’s mobile phone had been found in Agarapathana, Nuwara Eliya.<\/p>\n

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Wasim Thajudeen<\/p><\/div>\n

The CID said that the phone had been taken away from the crash site by a person who is yet to be identified, and had sold it to another.<\/p>\n

The phone according to CID had been purchased by several persons and eventually come into the possession of a person in Agarapathana. The CID said it had found the phone in the possession of the Agarapathana resident a week back.\u2028\u2028 Thajudeen died on May 17, 2012. Earlier it was ruled as an accidental death but a recent investigations by the CID had uncovered that the player was tortured before his death with blunt and sharp weapons.<\/p>\n

Following a court order recently the body of Thajudeen was exhumed from his burial site at the Jummah Mosque Cemetery in Dehiwala.<\/p>\n

The CID in their fresh investigation into the Thajudeen’s mysterious death had found evidence that he was abducted and tortured prior to his “staged” accident.<\/p>\n

Thajudeen’s death has garnered wide spread media and public attention as there have been unconfirmed allegations that some powerful political personalities of the previous regime could be involved in the murder.<\/p>\n

The CID had earlier informed that they were looking to question three Presidential Security Division officers who served during the former President’s Rajapaksa’s time about the murder.<\/p>\n

There has been speculation in the media that former President Rajapaksa’s son Yoshitha<\/span><\/a> may be involved as he is said to have had an altercation with Thajudeen over a girl friend.\u00a0Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa on August 09, 2015 denied<\/span><\/a> his son was involved in the alleged murder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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