Wednesday May 13, 2026
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Former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena
The Colombo Crime Division (CCD) has taken over investigations into the suspicious death of former SriLankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer Kapila Chandrasena, Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena was informed yesterday during the magisterial inquiry into the death.
During proceedings, investigators produced two volumes of post-mortem examination reports before Court and said several types of medication recovered from the scene, along with two blood samples of the deceased, would be submitted as case productions.
The Magistrate questioned whether two unidentified medications wrapped in paper found at the scene had been forwarded to the Government Analyst. Investigators informed court the substances would be sent for examination yesterday. Court also inquired whether the belt allegedly used by the deceased had been sent to the Government Analyst, to which investigators responded that it too would be forwarded for analysis.
Investigators further informed Court that they had been unable to access Chandrasena’s iPhone 16 Pro Max mobile phone due to its facial recognition security system. Police said attempts to unlock the device using the deceased’s face after death had failed and sought Court approval to forward the phone to its parent company or another institution capable of accessing the device.
The first witness, Priyangi Anushka Wijenayake, and the third witness, Aravinda de Silva, testified before Court during the inquiry.
The inquiry was postponed to 14 May, with Court
informed that statements from eight additional witnesses remain to be recorded.
