Investigations so far have revealed that five of these SIMs had been bought to the name of an inmate of Welikada prison at the time of the murder.

The CID has recorded a statement from the prisoner, who had died due to natural causes some time after his release from prison.

Information has also come to light regarding death threats received by ‘The Sunday Leader’ editor, who was a strong critic of the Rajapaksa regime.

Some of the military personnel allegedly involved in his killing had been sent overseas during that regime.

A SIM card also was responsible for the revelations of suspects in the forced disappearance of journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda.

Meanwhile, the IT unit of the Colombo University, in a report to the Colombo magistrate’s court on October 05, said it has been able to retrieve pictures, conversations, SMS and email messages from the fire-damaged mobile phone of murdered rugger player Wasim Thajudeen.