Indonesia launches probe into SL billionaire's death

Published date07 February 2023
Publication titleDaily Mirror

Jakarta Police have begun investigations into the death of Managing Director of OPEX Holdings and billionaire businessman, 45 year old Onesh Subasinghe, whose body was found in a serviced apartment in Jakarta, Indonesia, a few days ago.

However, Police in Sri Lanka told the Daily Mirror that they have so far not received a complaint regarding the death by the victim's family or relatives and no investigation was being carried out by the police here in Sri Lanka.

'We cannot initiate any investigation until we receive a formal complaint regarding the death,' Police Spokesman Nihal Thalduwa said.

When contacted a relative of his family told Daily Mirror that he did not wish to comment on the matter saying that a private burial would take place.

Meanwhile sources from Jakarta told Daily Mirror that the Indonesian law enforcement authorities were probing into the death of the Sri Lankan billionaire but they could not divulge the progress of the investigation to the media. According to reports the 45-year-old businessman was on a leisure trip in Jakarta along with his Brazilian wife, his...

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