Mahara Prison Riots : 08 Prisoners Dead / 50 Prisoners Injured / 02 Prison Officers Injured Police Special Task Force set up a perimeter around the Mahara Prison 02 Prison Officers were held hostage and were rescued Prisoners planned a mass escape, says State Minister. Prisoners were intoxicated after using medicine from the infirmary Colombo [11/30/2020] …
Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa and 3 others were acquitted and released by the Colombo High Court in the case filed over the misappropriation of public funds to distribute roofing sheets during the run up to the 2015 Presidential Election. The Attorney General filed the case against Former Minister of Economic Development Basil [11/30/2020] …
06 prisoners have died and 35 were injured following the unrest at the Mahara Prison, confirmed the Police Spokesperson to News 1st. Earlier, an unrest was reported from within the Mahara Prison on Sunday (29) evening, said Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana adding the unrest was caused by the prisoners. He said therefore [11/30/2020] …
: 04 bodies and 25 injured personnel moved to the Ragama Teaching Hospital following the unrest at the Mahara Prison, confirmed the Hospital Director to News 1st. Earlier, an unrest was reported from within the Mahara Prison on Sunday (29) evening, said Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana adding the unrest was caused by the [11/29/2020] …
COLOMBO (News1st): Sri Lanka recorded its 12th death of a leopard due to snare traps in a year on Sunday, stoking concerns among animal conservationists. The leopard had died in the Yatawatte area in the central city of Matale, officials said. Animal conservationists have warned that snare traps set-up across mixed habitats have threatened the [11/29/2020] …
07 COVID-19 deaths were confirmed on Sunday (29), reported the Department of Government information quoting the Director General of Health Services. The death toll in Sri Lanka is now at 116, a statement added. The details of the confirmed COVID-19 deaths on Sunday (29) are as follows: 01. A 50-year-old female from [11/29/2020] …
An unrest was reported from within the Mahara Prison on Sunday (29) evening, said Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana adding the unrest was caused by the prisoners. He said therefore Prison Officers were compelled to use force to control the situation and during the process one prisoner was killed and three others were [11/29/2020] …
Unrest reported within the Mahara Prison as reports suggest shots were also fired, said Sri Lanka Police. Await Further Details. [11/29/2020] …
COLOMBO (News1st): The number of COVID-19 infections at Sri Lanka’s prisons rose to 1,091 after 183 cases were detected on Sunday. All new cases were inmates of the Mahara Prison. According to the Prisons Department, 386 COVID-19 patients have been reported from Welikada Prison so far. 157 cases have been reported from Colombo Remand Prison. [11/29/2020] …
: As of Sunday morning (29), a total of 487 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Among them, are 223 persons from Colombo region, 78 persons from Gampaha area and 15 from Kandy region, stated the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO). By 6.00 [11/29/2020] …
