Prison department official said that the deceased inmate housed at Agunukolapelessa prison was identified as a 62 year old resident of Daraniyagala. He was charged for a murder in 2001 and was sentenced for 25 years in prison.
The prisoner was who had been drafted into kitchen work division had slipped and fallen into hot cauldron while removing another cauldron from the fire with the help of another inmate.
Following the incident the prisoner who was suffering from serious burn injuries were admitted to the Tangalle hospital but after receiving treatment for 10 days he had succumbed to the injuries received.
The Department of Prisons assured that they are taking steps to avoid such incidents occurring, they added apart from the investigation launched by the Prison headquarters official a separate investigation is carried out by the Agunakolapelessa Prison Superintendent.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Israel, a major player in the global diamond and jewellery trade, has invited Sri Lankan gem and jewellery businessmen and designers to collaborate with Israeli diamond traders.
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