The Bandarawela Police has launched an investigation into an incident where the body of a young woman had been exhumed and left undressed at the cemetery.
According to media reports, the 25-year-old woman had recently passed away from pneumonia in the Badulugasthenna area in Bandarawela.
The father of the deceased had visited the grave last morning, as the seventh-day almsgiving ceremony had been planned by the family today (Jan 08).
Upon arriving at the grave, the father had witnessed the exhumed body, which had been undressed and left by the side of the grave.
The family promptly informed the Police, who raised suspicions that the body had been intentionally exhumed and defiled.
The remains have been laid to rest again after it was examined by the Bandarawela Acting Magistrate, along with Criminal Investigation Officers.
The Bandarawela Police have initiated a thorough investigation into the incident to apprehend those responsible. (NewsWire)