More than 13 years after the Sri Lankan military massacred tens of thousands of Tamils in Mullaitivu, human remains have been discovered in the district earlier this month.
The Mullaitivu District Judge has ordered Forensic Medical Officers to conduct an investigation on the remains, which were discovered in a private site in Ananthapuram, Puthukudiyiruppu.
The remains have been sent to Mullaitivu Hospital for investigation.
Puthukudiyiruppu came under heavy bombardment by the Sri Lankan armed forces during the final stages of the armed conflict in 2009. Tens of thousands were killed as schools and hospitals were hit, in a period that many have come to call a genocide.
Read more on the massacres here: 13 years today - A massacre in Mullivaikkal