The 11 persons abducted by unidentified groups in Colombo and surrounding areas in 2008, had been taken to underground detention cells at a Navy camp in Trincomalee which were supervised by a Navy Lieutenant Commander, the CID informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate yesterday.
While revealing the progress of the investigations into the habeas corpus petitions filed by the parents of missing persons, the OIC of CID's Gang Robbery Unit-Inspector Nishantha Silva told Court that several skeletal remains found at the detention cells have been referred to the Judicial Medical Officer for an analytical report.
Meanwhile, Inspector Silva told Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya that the van which was robbed along with abductee Kasthuri Arachchilage John Reed was found at a Navy camp in Trincomalee.
He said the original colour of the vehicle and its chassis number had been changed. The vehicle has been currently referred to the Government Analyst.
The missing persons had been abducted by an unidentified group at Dehiwala, Battaramulla and Wattala in 2008.
Counsel Achala Seneviratne appeared on behalf of the family members of the missing persons. Further magisterial inquiry into the matter was fixed for May 18.
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