A Police officer and two civil officials who were deployed on election duty have been reported dead due to sudden illnesses, Sri Lanka Police said.
Addressing a special media briefing today, Police Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa said that the officers had fallen ill while on election duty at various areas this morning.
He further said they are reported to have died due to natural causes, such as a heart attack.
A 33-year-old Police Officer deployed at a school in the Urumpirai area in Kopai has died and it is suspected he may have died due to a heart attack.
A 48-year-old woman who had been appointed as the Polling Station Chief of the Siri Sadhaham Bhikshu Aramaye in the Kesbewa area had also died after suddenly falling ill while on duty.
The Police Spokesman said the woman, a resident of Payagala, had died after being admitted to the Piliyandala Hospital.
He further said that a 57-year-old man attached to the polling centre staff of the Kobeigane area had also died after suddenly falling ill while on election duty.
DIG Thalduwa added that post-mortem examinations into the deaths will be conducted, while it is suspected that all three officials may have died due to heart attacks. (Islandnews)
