The Colombo Magistrate’s Court yesterday (20) ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to take measures to expedite the investigations into the death of businessman Dinesh Schaffter.
Accordingly, Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya yesterday ordered the CID to obtain all relevant reports from the Government Analyst (GA) pertaining to the samples sent for testing, highlighting that reports on blood samples and other materials sent in relation to the investigation are yet to be received.
Emphasising the delay in receiving the said reports, Additional Magistrate Jayasuriya stated in open Court that measures must be taken to obtain them soon, adding that she is also ready to summon the GA before the Court if required.
The case is due to be called in Court on 28 June.
Director of the Janashakthi PLC Group, Schaffter, was found tied up in his car at the General Cemetery in Borella on 15 December 2022, and died a day later while receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit of the National Hospital in Colombo.