Nine employees attached to the copper factory in Wellampitiya arrested on suspicious in connection with the explosion took place on Easter Sunday, were today granted bail by Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.
They were ordered to be released on two sureties of Rs.500,000 each by Additional Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage owing to insufficient evidence against the suspects.
The Magistrate observed that the Wellampitiya police has failed to mention the offences the suspects alleged to have committed by violating a particular law or regulations