School girl’s body found in well in Vavuniya

The body of a 16 year old girl who went missing on Monday was found in a well at Ganeshpuram, in Vavuniya today.

Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said a complaint had been received by the Nellukulam Police in Vavuniya last night claiming that the girl who had gone to a tution class had not returned.

The Police later found the girl's body in a well nearby her house.

The spokesman said the girl's tution books and a pair of slippers were also recovered near the well.

Investigations revealed that the girl's parents had been separated a long time ago and she was living with her relative.

SSP Thalduwa said an investigation is underway to determine whether the girl's death was a murder or a suicide.

The post moterm examination into the death will be conducted on Wednesday.