Did girl who went for tuition fall into Loggalla oya ...
or was she pushed?
Did girl who went for tuition fall into Loggalla oya ...
Sandakan Waduge, judicial medical officer of Badulla general hospital who conducted the post-mortem has stated in the post-mortem report that the death of the female student of last 16th that the girl who was found in a main canal which supplies water to the Kandaketiya Loggolla oya reservoir was a case of death due to asphyxia resulting in drowning.
It is an 18 year old student by the name of Lakshika Maduwanthi studying in a leading school in
Badulla, a resident of Badulla, Medapana. Though she had gone for a private class last 15th, she had not
Badulla, a resident of Badulla, Medapana. Though she had gone for a private class last 15th, she had not
returned home; as a consequence of which her father has lodged a complaint with police. When inquiries were thus made by police, on a tip off received by a friend of hers, Kandaketiya police say that on investigations carried out, her corpse was found in a main canal providing water to Kandaketiya Loggal oya.
Whether she has jumped into the water or else she had been pushed into the waters has still not been ascertained. Kandaketiya police say that further investigations are being conducted in that connection. In this regard, sms sent by the victim and some cctv clips at business locations along the main road close to the canal route have been utilised in this respect. Police mentioned that the deceased student was a girl who was clever at studies as well as extra curricular activities and has had many male and female friends according to investigations conducted. Further inquiries in this regard are underway with Badulla and Kandaketiya police in unison.