Police have launched investigations after two bodies were discovered in separate incidents in Galewela and Deraniyagala.
In the first case, Galewela Police began inquiries after receiving information on the evening of July 14 that the body of an elderly woman had been found near a railway bridge at Halmillagama, along the North-West Canal in Galewela. The deceased was identified as an 82-year-old resident of the area. Police said she had been suffering from a mental illness and had left her home on July 13. Her body was placed at the Dambulla Hospital morgue for a post-mortem examination.
In a separate incident, Deraniyagala Police launched an investigation after being informed that the body of a man had been found in the Bopakanda Oya, within the Deraniyagala Police Division. The deceased was identified as a 27-year-old resident of Deraniyagala. Following a magisterial inquiry, the body was transferred to the Deraniyagala Hospital morgue for a post-mortem examination.
Investigations into both incidents are ongoing, police said.
