At least eight prison inmates were killed and 50 injured in a commotion last night inside Mahara Prison at Ragama in the Gampaha district, police said.
Two prison guards held by the prisoners also sustained injuries.
Police Special Task Force (STF) had to be deployed around the prisons and it took nearly 10 hours to control the situation which started around 7 pm last night (29).
There were some incidents of arson also reported inside the prisons.
There are more than 2000 inmates, both convicted as well as remand, currently held within the Mahara Prison.
Former Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Shani Abeysekara also was held at Mahara Prison till Saturday when he was transferred to IDH Hospital in Angoda on medical advice.
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