Sri Lanka, Aug. 17 -- The body of a foreign national was found hanging from a neem tree in the upper courtyard of a temple in the Palolpitiya area of Tihagoda, Matara, last afternoon (16), Tihagoda Police said.

People who came to the temple for religious activities had seen a person hanging from a tree and informed the police.

Accordingly, police officers who arrived at the scene took into custody a pair of shoes, a motorcycle helmet, and a Scooty-type motorcycle found near the location where the body was located.

Investigations conducted through the registration number of the motorcycle revealed that it had been rented from the Weligama area, and that the deceased was a 54-year-old Scottish national.

This foreigner was staying at a t...