The Hon. Ajith P. Perera
Hon. Ajith P. Perera challenged the Minister of Justice’s statement that the wife of officer Ranga Nishshanka Rajapaksha had not alleged suspicious circumstances in his death. He tabled letters from the Director-General of Health Services and the Kuliyapitiya Magistrate indicating that the wife had reported suspicions and that a medical board was sought, citing case number B 88575/2026.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Presiding Member, now the Minister of Justice said the wife did not complain that the death of officer Ranga Rajapaksha was suspicious. I table the letter dated 2026.05.01 by the Director-General of Health Services to appoint a medical board. It states:
¶ 02 “it has been reported that Nishshanka Arachchilage Seelawathi, a resident of Pahala Veerambuwa, Kuliyapitiya, within the Kuliyapitiya Police Division, has informed that her husband, Abeysinghe Mudiyanselage Ranga Nishshanka Rajapaksha, died under suspicious circumstances on 30.04.2026.”
¶ 03 On April 30, 2026, she complained to the Kuliyapitiya Court that her husband died under suspicious circumstances. The case number is B 88575/2026. I table the letter dated 2026.04.30 sent by the Kuliyapitiya Magistrate to the Director-General of Health Services.
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith P. Perera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 May 2026. No. 23546. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19969