The remains of the former Sri Lankan ruggerite and Havelock's SC Captain Wasim Thajudeen will be exhumed today in the presence of a panel of JMOs including the Colombo Chief JMO.

The Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris, on August 6, allowed for the exhumation to take place today, following a request by the CID.

Thajudeen died in 2012, in what was then described to be an accident. However, the CID recently reported to the magistrate that the death was no accident. Several political leaders have pointed the finger towards the Rajapaksa family for the alleged murder of Thajudeen. However, both former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his eldest son Namal Rajapaksa vehemently denied any involvement of the family in the incident.