The buses transporting a group of prisoners was attacked by a mob last evening (May 09), says the Commissioner-General of Prisons, N. Upuldeniya.
Reportedly, the inmates were being transported to the Watareka Rehabilitation Camp following training at construction sites at the time of the attack.
According to the prisons chief, three jailors and 10 prisoners who sustained injuries in the attack were hospitalized.
In a statement, he said the Watareka Rehabilitation Camp had assigned 30 inmates to a construction site in Kollupitiya, 105 to a construction site in Rajagiriya and 45 to Battaramulla.
The buses transporting the inmates back to the rehabilitation camp, were attacked by a group of unruly individuals, the prisons chief added.
A total of 58 inmates are reported missing following the incident while 123 were held securely, the statement read further.
Further, the prisons chief vehemently denied the social media claims that these inmates were used to attack the protesters.
