Indian killed in Sri Lanka prison riot buried under police protection
An Indian national, Unnikrishnan S, who died during a prison riot in Sri Lanka in July, was buried under police protection at state expense. The Criminal Investigation Department is currently processing evidence as part of a larger trial involving 81 suspects connected to the deadly violence.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the diplomatic and legal complexities involving Indian citizens detained in foreign prison systems during periods of civil unrest.
An Indian national who was killed during a deadly riot at a prison in Sri Lanka's western coastal town of Negombo in July was buried under special police protection, authorities said.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) told the Negombo Magistrate's Court on Tuesday that the burial of the 73-year-old inmate on September 2 was carried out in accordance with the court's directive and at state expense.
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Officials of the Indian High Commission in Colombo participated in the burial, it said.
According to media reports, the victim, identified as Unnikrishnan S, was from Kerala but had been living with his family in Chennai for more than four decades.
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