The Homagama Police have found the body of a person suspected of being murdered in a canal in the Galahena area of Pitipana, Homagama this morning (16). The police suspect that the murder was committed in an auction land located near the canal.
The police have found a pair of shoes and a Rs. 20 note suspected to belong to the deceased person in the auction land. The police also said that the face of the body has been disfigured beyond recognition due to being eaten by animals.
The Meegoda Police have received a complaint that a resident of Samagi Mawatha, Pitipana, Kadanawatta, Homagama has been missing since last night (15) and the police say that the information mentioned in the complaint and the information of the murdered person are very similar.
It has also been revealed that the missing person is employed by a garment company and has worked as a part-time taxi driver. However, it is also stated that he left home at around 7.00 last night to transport a person on a motorcycle.
Homagama Police have initiated investigations into this matter.