JMO Jaffna general hospital Dr. Pranavan Selliah has informed court that excavations of the Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna will resume on July 21.
He said excavations in the second stage continued for 24 days under the supervision of Jaffna Magistrate A. Anandaraja and the finds included the skeletal remains of 65 bodies and they are at present in his custody.
Bags, footwear, bangles, and clothes were among other finds that are under strict security of the police.
The skeletal remains of human bodies had been recovered first on February 16 by the workers who carried out excavations at the site to lay the foundation for a crematorium under a project contracted by the Nallur Pradeshiya Sabha.
Nallur police had initiated action on information from the contractor and provided protection to the site.