Sri Lanka, Sept. 11 -- Senior journalist of The Island newspaper Zacki Jabbar was found dead in his house yesterday. Jabbar had been missing for several days and his body was found in his house yesterday. He worked as a senior journalist at The Island newspaper and his body was found in his house by a close relative.

According to the police media division, an emergency call had been received by the police hotline 119 around 06.45 pm on Wednesday (9).

Thalangama Police had been dispatched to 1084/J, Peiris Mawatha, Kumarage Watte, Thalangama as they were notified that a body of a deceased person was found in that house.

The police confirmed that the deceased was 60-year-old journalist Zacki Jabbar. The body was in a decomposed state and...