Daily NEWS Srilanka

Mediaman Lasantha Wickramatunga's body interred at Borella Cemetery was exhumed this afternoon and in the process a the media who wanted to get close to or gain access to the cemetery was banned by orders of the police. 

The exhumation was carried out under the supervision of the magistrate Mohammed Mihal. The
location under reference was in fact cordoned off with black tarpaulin. However a certain group of mediamen had taken steps to cover proceedings by directing a drone camera in the skies. The police who observed this situation had rushed to the scene where the mediamen were and had looked for the cameraman where the mediamen were in order to stop this action; resulting in some commotion. 

The exhumation was conducted under the supervision of the magistrate of No. 2 Colombo Magistrate's Court and necessary parts of the body were removed for further inspection. The mediamen present were prohibited from operating their cameras on this occasion and they were permitted to gain access to the empty tomb only after the deteriorated parts of the body were taken away.