Members of Sri Lanka Prisons Emergency Action and Tactical Force react as the bodies of prison officials who died in clashes between two groups of inmates at Negombo Prison are brought to Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Jul 8, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/Thilina Kaluthotage) 08 Jul 2026 06:09PM (Updated: 08 Jul 2026 06:13PM) COLOMBO: Dularika Perera, 38, only found out her cousin was among 26 people killed in the worst Sri Lankan prison riot in years when his photo was sent to her on WhatsApp. The seven prison officials and 19 prisoners died in two days of fighting between two groups of inmates at the prison in the coastal town of Negombo, about 35km north of the commercial capital, Colombo, authorities said. Clad in white and holding onto her four-year-old son, Perera was among the grieving relatives an