He said the police were still waiting for the pathologists to complete the post-mortem before the remains could be reburied at the Muslim Cemetery in Section 9, Kota Damansara, near here.

“The post-mortem process has been extended. So, we’ll wait until the pathologists have completed their post-mortem to bury (back) the remains,” he said when contacted by Bernama.

Fadzil said he could not say how long the process would take.

Last Tuesday, Inspector-General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun was reported to have said that Nazrin’s remains would be reburied on Friday after completion of the second post-mortem, which is being carried out at the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre.

Nazrin’s remains were exhumed on Monday after police obtained an order from the Magistrate’s Court to carry out a second post-mortem to facilitate investigation into his death.

Nazrin, 45, died in a fire that broke out at his two-storey house in Mutiara Damansara on June 14.

Police reclassified Nazrin’s death as murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code on Aug 3, following a forensic investigation report by the Fire and Rescue Department, which cited possible foul play.