New twists emerge in Eknaligoda’s case
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New twists emerge in Eknaligoda’s case

June 24, 2015   04:05 pm

Details on 22 mobile phones, which were used to contact missing journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda, have been disclosed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the police Spokesperson said.


Spokesperson ASP Ruwan Gunasekara said that the CID will attempt to trace the persons who used these mobile phones. “Using the IMEI numbers, the police will also try to locate the persons who imported these devices. A court order has already been issued to the Sri Lanka Customs to produce a report in this regard,” he said.   


He also went into say that the court has also directed the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) to issue a report in connection with the phone calls made to Eknaligoda with these mobile phones.  


“The CID will take further measures after considering these two pending reports,” Gunasekara added.

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