COLOMBO (News 1st): The magisterial inquiry into the body of Potta Naufer, a drug dealer who died due to COVID-19 yesterday (28), is being held today (29). Prisons Commissioner Chandana Ekanayake said that Potta Naufer’s relatives have been informed of his death. He further stated that the suspect, who was sentenced to death, died while being treated at a prison hospital for a kidney disease and COVID-19. He was convicted for the murder of High Court Judge Sarath Ambepitiya and was sentenced to death.

Source: The Nation August 29, 2021 09:56 UTC