Around 60 inmates of the Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre have escaped amid a brawl at the centre, reports say.
However, around 25 escaped detainees have been arrested. Although a special operation is underway to arrest the remaining persons, floods in the Somawathiya area have hindered the operation, reports add.
Aound 19 detainees have been injured in the incident with some admitted to the Welikanda Hospital. A few with grievous injuries have been transferred to the Polonnaruwa Hospital.
