48-hour detention for physiotherapist death suspects (UPDATE)
The Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court has granted permission for the suspects arrested in connection with the death of the physiotherapist to be detained and questioned for 48 hours.
Accordingly, the principal suspect, his wife, and a driver attached to the Kundasale Pradeshiya Sabha, who is alleged to have assisted in the murder, are to be questioned.
——Last Update – June 25, 2026 12:30 pm
Physiotherapist’s death confirmed as homicide
The post-mortem examination has confirmed that the suspicious death of the female physiotherapist attached to the Ampara District General Hospital, whose body was found inside a car in the Teldeniya area, was a homicide caused by strangulation.
The deceased, 33-year-old Shyama Darshani, a resident of Weligama, was found dead inside a vehicle parked near the Teldeniya Hospital on June 17.
Following initial suspicions, police launched a full-scale investigation.
As a result, the Walana Anti-Corruption Strike Force Unit arrested the main suspect in connection with the murder, along with his wife and a young child, yesterday (June 24).
The 43-year-old suspect, believed to be the victim’s boyfriend, and his 35-year-old wife, residents of Kosgolla, Horombawa, were arrested while travelling on a bus in the Kaithady area of Chavakachcheri, Jaffna.
In a parallel development, officers from the Nuwara Eliya Divisional Crime Investigation Bureau arrested a 49-year-old resident of Rajawella on charges of aiding and abetting the main suspect while he was in hiding.
The suspects were subsequently handed over to the Nuwara Eliya Police Station for further investigations.
Investigations revealed that the victim had been staying at a hotel in the Nuwara Eliya area from June 03 to June 16.
CCTV footage reportedly shows the suspect carrying the victim’s body out of the hotel room, and this material has been incorporated into the ongoing investigation.
Following a 07-day manhunt conducted under the instructions of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Priyantha Weerasooriya, with technical support from the Walana Anti-Corruption Strike Force Unit and the Criminal Investigation Department, the main suspect was eventually apprehended.
During interrogations, the main suspect claimed that when he entered the room where Shyama was staying, she had already committed suicide by hanging herself.
He alleged that, out of fear, he placed her body in the car and drove it to Teldeniya.
Nuwara Eliya Division ASP Chandana Basnayake said that all 03 suspects will be produced before the Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court, and detention orders will be sought for further investigation.
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