A 20 year old woman was reported missing in Batticaloa by her mother on Friday, reports Uthayan.
The young woman, Nirojini Kanthasamy, was last seen on September 22, when she left home to pawn her ring at the bank in Vaaharai, her mother told the human rights commission in Batticaloa.
Since Nirojini went missing, her mother, Thanganayagam Kanthasamy reports receiving anonymous phone calls from over 5 different numbers.
Nirojini is from Puliyankandaladi village in the Vaaharai region of Batticaloa.
The human rights commission said it would investigate the disappearance. The incident has already been reported to Vaaharai police who say they are looking into it.
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