CID to investigate Welikada prison riots

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The CID has launched an investigation into the incident where 27 prison inmates were killed during a shootout at the Welikada prison in 2012, Police said.

They said it was being carried out on the instructions of the Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara.

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CID to investigate Welikada prison riots

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