Two remand prisoners at the Galle Prison were taken into custody today (17) at noon after attempting to escape, with prison officers firing shots into the air to stop them.

Prison sources said the two inmates had been remanded in connection with an assault case. 

Although the court had granted them bail, no one had come forward to post bail, and therefore, they remained in custody.

It was further reported that both prisoners sustained minor injuries and have been admitted to the prison hospital. (Newswire)

The post Shots fired as Galle inmates’ escape plan foiled appeared first on Newswire.

A death row prisoner who had escaped during the 2004 Tsunami has been apprehended after a period of 19 years. 

The Police stated the suspect along with his brother had been arrested over a murder committed in the Ragama area in 2001. 

The man who was remanded had escaped while being transported from the Negombo Prison to another prison during the Tsunami disaster in 2004.

The case which was conducted without the suspect, saw the suspect’s brother being released in May 2012, while the court sentenced to death the missing suspect.

However, the suspect, now 54 years old, was arrested at Ragama Town by the Police last night (14). 

The Police stated that the suspect will be produced before the Welisara Magistrate’s Court today. (NewsWire)

The post Death row prisoner who escaped during 2004 Tsunami found appeared first on Newswire.

All nine inmates of the Thaldena Open Prison Rehabilitation Centre in Badulla, who had escaped from the facility yesterday, have been captured. 

According to the Prisons Department, two escapees were apprehended near the farm belonging to the facility soon after their escape.

In a search operation carried out together with residents of the area, four others were apprehended near a paddy field in Baduluoya, Kandaketiya at around 6.30 p.m. last evening.

The four inmates captured yesterday are aged between 23 and 27 years and are residents of Wellampitiya, Dematagoda, Mattakkuliya, and Maligawatte.

Meanwhile, the remaining three inmates were captured at around 4.00 a.m. today near the Kiriwehera, Kandaketiya.

The Police stated that the suspects will be produced before the Badulla Magistrate’s Court today. 

Nine inmates of the Thaldena Open Prison Rehabilitation Centre in Badulla escaped from the centre early last morning (17). 

According to the Prisons Department, youths convicted of minor and drug-related crimes are placed at the Thaldena Open Prison Rehabilitation Centre in Badulla. (NewsWire)

The post All nine escapees of Badulla youth rehab centre captured appeared first on Newswire.