Sri Lanka, Aug. 5 -- Protests were also held in the estate areas today (05) demanding justice for the 16-year-old girl, Hishalini Jude, who succumbed to severe burn injuries while working as a servant at the residence of former Minister and Member of Parliament Rishad Bathiudeen.

Hiru Correspondent stated that estate workers in three sections of the Bohil Estate in Nawalapitiya staged a protest at the Katabulawa junction.

The estate workers have gone on strike without reporting to work.

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