Police Inspector Neomal Rangajeewa Arrested Over The Killings Of 27 Welikada Prison Inmates Had Been Remanded

Police Inspector Neomal  Rangajeewa attached to the Police Anti Narcotic Bureau who was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) over the killing of 27 prison inmates and injuring several other inmates attached to Welikada Prison in 2012 during a riot ,had been remanded until 10th of April by the Colombo Additional Magistrate today(29).

Colombo Additional Magistrate had also remanded the Prison Commissioner Emil Ranjan Lamahewa until 10th of April over the same charges.Both the suspects have been produced before the Colombo Additional Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake  today.

However as both suspects were admitted to the Prisons Hospital due to complaints on poor health   after taking  in to custody ,Additional Magistrate has ordered the Prisons Commissioner to get a health report from the Judicial Medical Officer regarding  health status of the suspects.He had also ordered the authorities to  provide maximum security for both suspects as requested by their lawyers.