Burnt files

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The records room of the Magazine remand was set on fire by rioting prisoners on Tuesday morning. The Prison Department suffered a loss of Rs.10 million due to the damages. Seen here is a prison officer looking at the burnt files of the prisoners when a visit was paid by Minister Chandrasiri Gajadeera. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

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farieze rumi Friday, 27 January 2012 03:09 PM

what the hell the prisons guard doing here? Minister, please investigate as there is some inside game.

Shelton Fernando Friday, 27 January 2012 05:04 PM

Such incidents took place all over Srilanka in July 1983. This is nothing compared to that.

Josh Friday, 27 January 2012 05:36 PM

shows the grave need of digitizing records so that they cannot be easily destroyed..

EMARAT Friday, 27 January 2012 08:38 PM

digitalising may goes worse ... best example A/L examination result... this land like no other ........

Lal.Fernando Friday, 27 January 2012 09:49 PM

Law and order diminishing in every corner of the country.

Kolomba Kaka Saturday, 28 January 2012 01:12 AM

Whats next? Can the accused be tried in courts without any records?

shan Monday, 30 January 2012 05:13 AM

3 prisoners have escaped.. its why the destroyed the files first place so they cant be caught afterwads.. there are now no records they were in prison first place..

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