WELIKADA CLASH WAS BECAUSE Of ABRUPT CURTAILMENT OF DRUGS BROUGHT IN:

Uproar at Magazine prison was mainly due barriers in stopping of drugs brought in
According to the Colombo National Hospital authorities had not confirmed about a single death owing to yesterday’s clashes at the Magazine Prison premises. But the BBC Sandeshaya programme had confirmed that there had been 3 deaths contradicting the statement made by the Authorities of the Colombo’s National Hospital authorities.
The main reason for the uproar had been owing to the abrupt decision of a new Director, who had been transfered from the Kalutara prison where he had curbed such acts successfully. Within a matter of 4 days he had laid down stringent rules to curb drugs been smuggled through various ways. He had totally stopped these illegal activities during a few days after his appointment.  
The uproar had begun by the prison inmates owing to the new rules brought in by the new Director Emil Ranjith, the usage of mobile phones not to be used within the prison premises and also had asked to scrutinise  all lunch parcels brought from outside for the inmates. The protest uproar had begun thereafter by the affected inmates by climbing on to the roof and setting fire to one building where the books in a library had been burnt along with very important documents needed for court cases..
These new rules had to a great extent curtailed the activities of drugs addicts been smuggled into the premises of the prison. The uproar was a furious one with prisoners also protesting by hooting, throwing stones etc. As all drug addicts were housed in the Magazine prison and had been engaged in a drug business within the prison premises. The prisoners particularly those in this drug trade had got erupted as the smooth business and usage of drugs were abruptly stopped causing a havoc amongst them 

The BBC Sandeshaya says 3 have succumbed to death
 The BBC’s Sandeshaya service had obtained information from a prison official and had disclosed in their channel that 3 had succumbed to injuries. But the Commissioner of Prisons had totally denied the statement. After the clashes 31 had been admitted to the Colombo’s National Hospital for injuries sustained. Out of them yesterday two had been critically injured with head and leg injuries. According to Hospital sources they are also recovering fast.
The BBC Sandesaya web site video could be heard from HERE: