Special Police Task Force personal have
today (29)arrested one Prisoner out of the six prisoners who had escaped from the custody of Prison officers while in Baddegama Magistrate Court last evening(28) .
The 21 year old prisoner who had been remanded over a rape case had been arrested while hiding in his girl friend's house at Ellakanda in Baddegama area.
A search operation is currently underway to arrest other five prisoners who had escaped while preparing to move them to Galle Prison.
Meanwhile the Prisons Department has launched a seperate investigation over the escaping incident of Six prisoners who had been remanded over the charges of house looting,Heroin smuggling ,rape and robbery cases in Baddegama area.The Investigation will be carried out under the supervision of deputy Prison Superintendent of Marara it has been revealed.
Statements have been recorded from the Prison officers who were in charge of tbe escaped prisoners over the incident.
The 21 year old prisoner who had been remanded over a rape case had been arrested while hiding in his girl friend's house at Ellakanda in Baddegama area.
A search operation is currently underway to arrest other five prisoners who had escaped while preparing to move them to Galle Prison.
Meanwhile the Prisons Department has launched a seperate investigation over the escaping incident of Six prisoners who had been remanded over the charges of house looting,Heroin smuggling ,rape and robbery cases in Baddegama area.The Investigation will be carried out under the supervision of deputy Prison Superintendent of Marara it has been revealed.
Statements have been recorded from the Prison officers who were in charge of tbe escaped prisoners over the incident.
