Police have uncovered key leads in the murder of a university lecturer by tracing suspects through Sri Lanka’s fuel QR code system.
The victim has been identified as 54-year-old Thileepan Dayalini, a lecturer attached to the University of Jaffna.
In connection with the murder, a 19-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man, believed to be a married couple currently undergoing divorce proceedings, have been arrested.
Investigations began after the victim’s son lodged a complaint with the Sri Lanka Police, stating that his mother and sister had been abducted by her husband.
Police officers who visited the victim’s residence discovered signs of a forced escape, including removed roof tiles and a rope believed to have been used to exit the house. Cut strands of hair were also found at the scene, raising further suspicion.
Further inquiries revealed that the suspects had withdrawn money from an ATM in Paranthan before travelling to the Trincomalee area.
Critically, investigators identified that the suspects had obtained fuel from a filling station using a QR code. CCTV footage from the fuel station enabled police to track and identify the suspects.
Based on this evidence, police arrested the 19-year-old woman and her 21-year-old husband in Trincomalee on March 20.
During interrogation, the male suspect—reported to be the victim’s son-in-law—confessed to strangling the lecturer. He further revealed that the body had been disposed of in a marshy area in Thanankilappu, Aruguweli, in Jaffna.
Police subsequently recovered the body from the указан location. Authorities stated that the body had already begun to decompose at the time it was found.
The remains are currently placed at the mortuary of the Jaffna Teaching Hospital, while further investigations are ongoing by the Sri Lanka Police.
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