Court orders inquiry into SLA soldier's death

[TamilNet, Saturday, 19 April 2008, 02:29 GMT]
Vavuniyaa Magistrate M.Ilancheliyzan Thursday instructed the police to conduct further inquiry into the death of a soldier of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) whose bullet ridden body was recovered from sentry point located in the premises of SLA operation command, media sources in Vavuniyaa said.

The body of the soldier was recovered on Tuesday night lying in the sentry located inside the premises of the Vavuniyaa SLA operation command.

Later the body was handed over to the mortuary of the Vavuniyaa general hospital. Vavuniyaa Magistrate held the inquest Thursday.