It is reported that the body found dumped on the beach of Galle estuary in Colombo was identified as that of Galpola Sirinanda Thero, who lived and worked at the Mawanella Sambodhi Temple.
Siri Nanda Thero was 38 years old when he passed away.
The postmortem of Sirinanda Thero’s body is scheduled to be conducted.
Fort Police is conducting further investigations regarding the death of these owners.