2 bullet riddled bodies of civilians were found at Galayaya in general area Nochchiyagama, this afternoon (April 2).

The Nochchiyagama Police has transferred the bodies to the Anuradhapura general hospital for postmortem examinations. According to Army sources, the victims identified as A.K Pediris, 62, and Jayalath Kumara, 17, have gone into the Katupottewa part of the Wilpattuwa jungle to collect firewood at around 12.45p.m.

No other details of the victims are available at the moment.

Motives for the killing and the identity of the killers are not known, Nochchiyagama police said.