The body of a 9-year-old school boy who was reported missing 2 days ago has been recovered from a jungle at Iranawila area in Chilaw, Ada Derana Reporter said.
The boy is suspected to have been abducted and murdered by an unidentified individual.
The deceased, Sudeera Normal, 9, a resident of Samidugama in Iranawila, was reported missing on Sunday (25).
The CCTV camera of a shop in Iranawila had recorded footage of the boy being accompanied by a certain unidentified individual on the day of his disappearance.
Following a search carried out by the villagers, the naked body of the boy was found this morning (27) inside a jungle in Iranawila.
Police suspect that a crime may have been committed before the boy was murdered.
Chilaw Police is conducting further investigations.
