Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has urged the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and all relevant authorities to conduct an immediate, impartial, transparent, and comprehensive investigation into the death of a 29-year-old suspect while in the custody of the Homagama Police Station.

The BASL, in a statement, emphasized that a death in custody is a matter of the gravest concern, and that the State has a fundamental and non-delegable duty to safeguard the life, health, and bodily integrity of every person in its custody.

The BASL maintained that any allegation of custodial violence or ill-treatment must therefore be treated with the utmost seriousness and, if established, dealt with strictly in accordance wit...