BODY FOUND HANGING FROM GOAL POST IN PUTTUR

A body of a 30-year-old male was found hanging from the goal post at the end of a football field in Puttur, Jaffna today (June 26). The residents of the area are in shock after witnessing the body at the Warathawatte ground surrounded by residential areas, Police stated.

Even though the body has been displayed in a manner that it looks like suicide, an officer of the Achchuveli Police expressed that due to the positioning of the body it is suspected that it could be murder.

He stated that due to several reasons such as the feet of the deceased individual being steadily planted on the ground he, Balachandran, could have been murdered.

Police are yet to determine the cause of death while the Achchuveli Police conduct further investigations.

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Ukrainians injured as police dismantle Kiev 'tent city'

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