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Wasim Thajudeen

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Rugby player and former national player, found dead in his car in Colombo in May 2012; the death was later treated as a homicide

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• Wasim Thajudeen / Killing listed in / List of 50 cases tabled in Parliament, 8 October 2026
  • The list tabled in Parliament includes the investigation into his killing.8 Oct 2026 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · ‘Not political revenge’: Bimal tables 50 corruption, fraud and criminal cases in Parliament
  • Police said in September 2025 that a man shot dead in Middeniya that month had been in a vehicle that followed his car shortly before his death in 2012, and that investigations were continuing.30 Sep 2025 · Newswire · Police get breakthrough in Wasim Thajudeen case ?
• Aruna Widanagamage (Meegasare Kajja) / Police say he was in the vehicle that followed, 2012 / Wasim ThajudeenAllegation
  • According to the police spokesman, he was in the vehicle that followed Wasim Thajudeen’s car shortly before Thajudeen’s death, based on a statement by his widow, who identified him in CCTV footage, and the interrogation of another suspect.30 Sep 2025 · Ada Derana · ‘Kajja’ linked to murder of Wasim Thajudeen?
  • The CID said it had confirmed that he was the man in the jeep that followed Thajudeen’s car, and that investigations continue to confirm this and identify others involved.4 Oct 2025 · Ada Derana · CID confirms ‘Kajja’ followed Wasim Thajudeen’s car before murder
  • The CID said he was employed at the Ministry of Defence at the time. The widow’s account has been challenged by his son and other relatives, who dispute it.7 Oct 2025 · News 1st · Kajja Worked At MoD During Thajudeen Murder