Maid’s body brought down from S Arabia

Husband suspects foul play:

Puttalam group corr

The body of Sri Lankan housemaid G. Pushpalatha, 27, of 60 acre colony, Mundalama who had died while working in a household in Saudi Arabia was brought down to Sri Lanka and handed over to her husband and relatives by Sri Lankan authorities. The body was later interred at the Mundalama cemetery by her family.

Although Pushpalatha is alleged to have committed suicide at the Saudi Arabian home by hanging herself, her husband D.G. Anura Bandara had said he had suspicions about her death and requested local authorities to conduct an impartial inquiry.

The employment agency which sent his wife for employment on December 19, 2010 had requested Rs 500,000 from him to get down her body to Sri Lanka.

Local authorities later intervened and got her body down in response to a request made by Bandara. Pushpalatha’s husband also said that there were no tell tale signs around his wife’s neck to suggest suicide either.