Additional Prisons Commissioner General Chandana Ekanayake has stated that the cause of death of two inmates in Galle Prison has been revealed.
According to reports, the cause of these deaths has been revealed to be a bacterial infection.
Also, Mr. Ekanayake has mentioned that 7 other inmates with these symptoms are being held in the prison hospital and it has been reported that those people have fever and skin infection.
The authorities have also taken steps to obtain a taster’s report regarding the incident.