Former Minister and Wanni district parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen has been named as the 5th suspect in the case of the death of a 16 year old girl named Ishalini Jude of burn injuries while working as a servant in the house of the lawmaker.
When the case was taken up for hearing Monday, the Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya ordered the Superintendent of Prisons to produce former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen before court on the 6thof September in connection with the death of the underage maid.
According to the facts presented by the complainant, it is revealed that the other four suspects had made unnecessary interventions in connection with the incident and the court denied bail to the suspects and remanded them till the 6th of next month.
The other four suspects are Kidar Mohammad Shiabdeen Ayesha, wife of former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen, residing at 410/16, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 07, her father Mohammed Shiabdeen, her brother Kidar Mohammad Shiabdeen Ismat and Ponnaiah Pandaram alias Shankar, the broker who brought the girl to the MP’s residence.