Police record statements on mysterious death of Dutch monk

COLOMBO (News 1st): Statements have been recorded from at least 52 people on the mysterious death of a Dutch monk at a hermitage in Galle recently, police said. Judicial medical officers are investigating the location at which the body of a monk was recovered, police spokesman Ajith Rohana said. Netherlanthaye Jinawasa Thero's remains were recovered from the Rathgama lagoon surrounding the Polgasduwa Aranya Senasanaya - located on a small island - on December 9. He had gone missing three days before the incident, according to the police.