September 14, Colombo (LNW): A long-awaited archaeological and forensic excavation is expected to commence next week at a suspected mass grave site in Kurukkalmadam, located in the Batticaloa district.
The operation comes following a directive issued by the Kaluwanchikudy Magistrate’s Court, and forms part of broader efforts to investigate unresolved cases linked to Sri Lanka’s conflict-era past.
Deputy Minister of National Integration, Muneer Mulaffer, confirmed that a sum of Rs. 2.9 million has been allocated to facilitate the initial phase of the excavation.
The site, long regarded by local communities and human rights advocates as potentially holding critical evidence related to enforced disappearances or extrajudicial killings, has remained largely undisturbed until now.
