Stabbed body of Easwara Kovil chief priest found in Kataragama

Stabbed body of Easwara Kovil chief priest found in Kataragama

June 5, 2013   09:29 am

The body of the Chief priest of the Easwara Kovil in the Walli Guhawa temple was found bearing stab wounds in a forest area in Kataragama this morning (June 5), police stated.

The victim was 70-year-old Rajapaksha Mudiyansalage Premadasa and the office of the Police Media Spokesman stated that he had been stabbed with a sharp object.

His son had identified the body in the forest and had informed police.

The Kataragama police are conducting further inquiries.
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