04-29-2005, 07:50 AM
2nd Lead (adds details)
Sivaram's body found in Sinhala suburb of Colombo
[TamilNet, April 29, 2005 02:37 GMT]
The body of abducted journalist Mr Dharmaretnam Sivaram was found with severe head injuries in Himbulala, a Sinhala suburb between Jayawardhenapura hospital and the Parliament building in Colombo Friday morning. The location is about 500 meters behind the parliamentary complex and lies inside a high security zone, sources said.
Family members visited the scene and have identified the body, according to sources.
Inspector of Police from the Thalangama Police division, Asoka Gunasekere, took the body to the hospital for postmortem examination.
Reporters who saw the body said that the head injuries were likely to have been caused by either gunshots from close range or from blows to the head with a blunt instrument.
The exact cause of death will be known only after the medical examinations, police sources said.
He leaves behind his wife and three children: Vaishnavy, Vaitheky, and Seralathan.
Sivaram's body found in Sinhala suburb of Colombo
[TamilNet, April 29, 2005 02:37 GMT]
The body of abducted journalist Mr Dharmaretnam Sivaram was found with severe head injuries in Himbulala, a Sinhala suburb between Jayawardhenapura hospital and the Parliament building in Colombo Friday morning. The location is about 500 meters behind the parliamentary complex and lies inside a high security zone, sources said.
Family members visited the scene and have identified the body, according to sources.
Inspector of Police from the Thalangama Police division, Asoka Gunasekere, took the body to the hospital for postmortem examination.
Reporters who saw the body said that the head injuries were likely to have been caused by either gunshots from close range or from blows to the head with a blunt instrument.
The exact cause of death will be known only after the medical examinations, police sources said.
He leaves behind his wife and three children: Vaishnavy, Vaitheky, and Seralathan.