The body of a 75-year-old Tamil man was discovered in Kanagarayankulam area of Vavuniya last month, in what police suspect may have been a murder.
The Sri Lankan police in Kanagarayankulam were informed that a body had been lying in the vicinity of one of the houses in the neighbourhood and subsequently arrived to conduct an investigation.
The police identified the deceased as K. Indrakumar and are conducting an investigation suspecting murder due to the severe bruises that were found on the body.
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