4 persons found dead in Horowopottana jungle

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 07 October 2008, 19:15 GMT]
Bodies of four persons were found in a hut located about 40km inside the jungles of Horowopottana in Anuradhapura district Tuesday, Police said. The victimes have allegedly gone into the jungle on September 29, and were reported missing when they failed to return. One of the victims is home guard, another a Sri Lanka Army, and two are residents of Serunewa village in the Anuradhapura district, according to media sources.

The police and Sri Lanka Army have dispatched a team to the site where the bodies are lying to identify the dead, media sources said.