A postmortem evaluation has exposed that the death of the 42-year-old suspect while in authorities custody was because of internal bleeding, Police Media Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said.The postmortem was conducted by professional Judicial Medical Officer Ajith Tennakoon, on the orders of the Maligakanda Magistrates Court.Meanwhile, Thalduwa ensured that an internal investigation is also currently underway into whether excessive force was utilized by the pertinent officers present at the scene, or if any of them had acted beyond their capacity.The deceased, recognized as A.
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Samantha Preethi Kumara, a daddy of 2 from Hikkaduwa, had actually sustained almost 30 internal injuries, sources revealed.Kumara was apprehended by the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) on 10 January near the National Vocational Training Institute in Narahenpita, while in belongings of 15 grams of heroin.He had actually reportedly acted impulsively while being interrogated, and had hurt an authorities constable accompanying him with a damaged glass bottle during the run-in, Police stated.Both the suspect and the hurt officer were confessed to the Colombo National Hospital, where the arrestee was later pronounced dead.
The deceased was also apparently a close associate of underworld figure Podi Lassi, according to cops.
The mother of the departed declared that her son did not abuse narcotics of any kind, adding that she suspected foul-play by the Police.