Bogambara Prison
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Bogambara Prison was a maximum security prison and the second largest prison in the country after Welikada Prison in Colombo, Sri Lanka. After operating for 138 years, the prison was closed on 1 Janua
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Maru Sira
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Dedduwa Jayathungalage "D.J." Siripala, also known by the pseudonym Maru Sira, was a Sri Lankan young criminal and bandit active from the late 1960s until the mid 1970s. He was on death row following
Bogambara Prison
…were the last people hanged there on 21 and 22 November 1975, respectively. One of the most notorious criminals to be executed at the prison was D. J. Siripala (aka Maru Sira) who was executed on 7 August 1975. The prison was administered by the Department of Prisons. In an effort to expand the prison network in the country…
D.J. Siripala in police custody