Sri Lanka, Feb. 24 -- Police are investigating an incident in which a young couple who came to live temporarily in a room in Loolkandura Estate in Galaha left their five month old infant alone at home and went abroad.

The couple, who are said to be residents of Vakarai, Batticaloa, had moved in temporarily into a line room on the estate about two weeks ago. According to the Police, there is a doubt as to whether the old woman who had given them shelter is really their relative and the reason is that the old woman in question is suffering from a mental illness. Knowing that the old woman was suffering from a mental illness, the Police suspect that the couple had come to the house temporarily with the intention of leaving the child there a...