JMO Mullaitivu Hospital Kanakasabhapathi Vasudeva said fragmented skeletal remains of another three bodies had also been recovered on Thursday (07). He said the fragments of decayed uniforms similar to those of the security forces, a worn out badge bearing the number of a LTTE cadre used by the LTTE during military conflicts, fragments of a weapon and cartridges were among those recovered.

Officers carrying out excavations said the skeletal remains could have been those of women. Meanwhile, the security forces believe that the site was a mass grave.

Senior Archaeologist Prof. Raj Somadeva, JMO Mullaitivu General Hospital Dr. Kanagasabhapahti Vasudeva, JMO Jaffna General Hospital Dr S.Anavan, Archaeological Officers, a group of students of the Jaffna University, the STF and the police are carrying out excavations under the supervision of Mulaithivu Magistrate Dharmalingam Pradeepan.

(Sithum Chaturanga)