Will Justice Prevail For Murdered Wasim Thajudeen
Hilmy Ahamed
Mohammed Wasim Thajudeen died or was murdered on the 17th of May 2012. He played rugby for St. Thomas College, Mount Lavinia, Havelocks Sports Club and Sri Lanka National Rugby team. He was a brilliant rugger-rite- and a much loved human being.
Wasim’s death is surrounded in mystery with rumours that members of the security division of a certain VVIP killed Wasim. There are also unverified reports claiming that the police investigations into Wasim’s death had been shelved due to political wheeler dealing. God forbid that Yahapalanaya has cut deals.
Just prior to the August 2015 elections, the CID made bold statements that there had been attempts to hide evidence of the murder of Thajudeen during the initial police investigation. This is due to the initial investigator’s failure to produce the police CCTV footage, phone records and testimony from neighbours and security guards at Shalika grounds. The fire fighters who were called in to douse the fire of the burning car were also not questioned. The Police also failed to investigate as to why Wasim’s body was found on the passenger side of his car, when no other body or human remains were found on the driver’s side or in any other part of the wreckage. Did Wasim’s ghost drive the car? The post mortem report indicated that there was carbon monoxide in Wasim’s lungs, but the Government Analyst is supposed to have confirmed that he found no evidence of carbon monoxide. Wasim’s wallet was found, without any signs of being burnt, in Kirulapone a few days after his death. His mobile phone was found intact many months later in Nuwara Eliya. The Daily Mirror newspaper, in one of its reports, claimed that an eyewitness to the incident saw two Land Rover Defenders at the scene of Wasim’s accident/death. Read More