Sri Lanka, July 27 -- Skeletal remains believed to belong to 11 more individuals have been recovered from the Chemmani Sindhubathi cemetery, located near a suspected mass grave site in Jaffna.

The fourth phase of excavations at the Chemmani Sindhubathi cemetery in Jaffna, continued for the sixth day yesterday (26), according to excavation officials.

The officials stated that, to date, skeletal remains belonging to 101 individuals have been unearthed, with remains of 90 individuals already recovered during previous excavation efforts.

The skeletal remains were first noticed on February 20, 2025, during a development project at the Chemmani Sindhubathi cemetery in Jaffna.

Following the discovery, those involved in the development work i...