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Jul 24, 202008:16 AM
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UPDATE: The drug addict who escaped from the IDH has been identified as a patient who was receiving treatement for COVID-19.

 


The Police seek public assistance to apprehend a drug addict who had escaped from the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) during treatment.

 

The man in question, who escaped from the hospital this morning (24), has a limp on his left leg, Police Spokesperson SSP Jaliya Senaratne said.

 

According to the Police Media, the escapee, named Mohammed Kasim Mohammed Nasim, is a 41-year-old from Marble Beach Road, China Bay in Trincomalee.

 

If any information regarding the aforementioned person is available, Police request the general public to convey them through the following numbers: 119, 0718591017, 0718592290 and 0718591864.

 

A photograph of the suspect has been published by the Police Media Division.

 

 

 

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