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Inmates killed during prison riot had not suffered any gunshot injuries – Lohan
State Minister for Prisons Management and Prisoner Rehabilitation Lohan Ratwatte on Thursday (3) told Parliament that none of those killed during clashes within the Mahara Prison had suffered gunshot injuries.
State Minister Ratwatte said that there was no basis for accusations they had been shot dead. Having visited the Mahara Prison, where he discussed the situation with senior Prisons staff there, Kandy District lawmaker Ratwatte said that the victims had died in clashes among inmates.
Eleven persons were killed and over 100 injured in clashes which erupted in the Mahara Prison, last Sunday. Rioters torched part of the prison.