The Chief Jailor of Negombo Prison, Wickrama Jayantha Kumara, yesterday (30) appeared before the Negombo Magistrate’s Court and gave two hours of testimony regarding the deadly prison clash in which 10 officers and 22 inmates were killed.

Testimony was recorded before Magistrate Shilani Perera, beginning at 1.00 pm and continuing until 3.00 pm.

Following the proceedings, the Magistrate ruled that the evidence contained information highly sensitive to national security. 

She ordered that the testimony not be published in any media and that it be kept securely to avoid serious risks to national security.

During the hearing, a detailed report was presented to the court concerning 89 prison police officers who had been deployed from Welikada to Negombo Prison at the time of the incident. 

Prison officials also submitted reports on individuals currently receiving treatment at Colombo National Hospital and Negombo Hospital. (Newswire)

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Rajinikanth starrer Jailer is all set to hit the big screen on August 10. The film’s pre-sales were opened a few days ago and the initial response was encouraging. The latest reports, now, suggest that the Nelson Dilipkumar directorial has set a record at the US box office.

According to film trade analysts, Jailer has collected between $650k and $750k for the USA premiere through advance booking/sales. Trade analyst Sridhar Pillai also claimed that the film is on its way to collecting a million dollars in the US. Jailer, which also stars Tamannaah Bhatia, has become the number 1 Indian film of 2023 in terms of  premiere advance sales in this market.

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Sridhar Pillai wrote, “Phenomenal! #SuperstarRajinikanth’s #JAILER at the #USA premiere advance booking has collected $750,00+! #JAILER on the way to a million dollar. And becomes number 1 Indian movie of 2023 in US premiere advance tickets sales!”

Tracker Christopher Kanagaraj also posted on X, “USA Premiere BO: #Jailer –   $650K (280+ Locations) Highest premiere advance sales for an Indian movie in 2023. Thalaivaru Ennikume Top thaan.”

Many big-budget films across languages are scheduled to release this week . While Rajinikanth starrer Jailer (Tamil) is set to release on August 10, Chiranjeevi’s Bhola Shankar (Telugu) will release a day after on August 11. Meanwhile, two highly-anticipated Bollywood sequels — Gadar 2 and OMG 2, are also scheduled to hit theaters on August 11. This is one of the biggest box office clashes in recent times.  

Gadar 2 stars Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, and Utkarsh Sharma in the lead roles. OMG 2, on the other hand, features Akshay Kumar. It is a sequel to OMG (2012.) However, unlike the first part, it features Pankaj Tripathi instead of Paresh Rawal as the parallel lead. (Republic World)

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