April 21, 2025 – April 27, 2025 | Vol.15, #15
Events: On April 2, a 26-year-old man Sathsara Nimesh died under suspicious circumstances while in police custody at the Welikada Police Station.[1][2] On April 4, an inmate at the Boosa Prison in Galle died after an alleged attack by another inmate.[3][4][5]
On April 8, former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, also known as Pillayan, was arrested by the CID as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged abductions and disappearances of individuals including the case of South Eastern University Vice Chancellor Ravindranath Subramanium.[6][7]
On April 22, police announced that Dan Priyasad had died after being admitted to the Colombo National Hospital following a shooting incident.[8][9] Later in the same day, Police Spokesperson SSP Buddhika Manathunga clarified that Priyasad was still alive but under intensive medical care.[10] On April 23, Dan Priyasad succumbed to his injuries and was officially pronounced dead.[11][12]
Analysis Last week’s Sinhala media coverage – spanning investigations into the Easter Sunday attacks, the arrest of Pillayan and the...