Srilanka, Feb. 4 -- A total of 285 prisoners have been granted special state pardons on the occasion of the 77th National Independence Day.

The Prisons Department stated that there are six female prisoners among them.

The largest number of inmates will be released from the Wariyapola Prison, a total of 33 prisoners, under the special state pardon granted by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Meanwile, 31 prisoners from the Mahara Prison, 22 from the Anuradhapura and 15 prisoners from Welikada Prison will be released today.

The Prisons Department said a group of prisoners who were imprisoned for minor offenses and unable to pay fines have been granted freedom in this way.

Meanwhile, on the occasion of Independence Day today, pri...