More skeletons exhumed in Trincomalee

[TamilNet, Thursday, 20 February 2003, 18:48 GMT]
More remains of human skeletons and a skull were exhumed Thursday from a location at the Trincomalee beach in the presence of the Trincomalee Magistrate and Additional District Judge, Mr.S.Thiagendran. The Medical Superintendent of the Trincomalee general hospital Dr (Mrs.) P.K.Gnanagunalan was also present at the site, sources said.

Skeletal remains exhumed on Thursday.

The new site is located close to the one in which two human skulls and skeletal remains were exhumed Wednesday.

On information received that a new grave was found near the earlier one, the Magistrate inspected the new site Thursday afternoon.

Headquarters Inspector of Police, Mr. Dassanayake, was also present during the exhumation, sources said.