Sri Lanka, April 20 -- The Acting Magistrate of Mahawa has ordered the Specialist Judicial Medical Officer of the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital to conduct a post-mortem examination and inform the court of the cause of death of a 12-year-old girl who reportedly died under suspicious circumstances.

This order was issued following a B report submitted to the court by the Polpithigama Police.

In their report to the court, the police stated that the girl's mother, residing at Galahitiyawa, Nikawewa in Polpithigama, had filed a complaint reporting the sudden death of her 12-year-old daughter.

The police informed the court that they had initiated preliminary investigations into the incident.

They further stated that investigating officers req...