Prisoner commits suicide at Welikada

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An inmate of the Welikada prison has committed suicide by hanging himself yesterday inside the prison cell, police said. The victim has been serving a 17-month prison term for various cases.

Police said the postmortem would be held today. Borella police are conducting further investigation.

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