Police officer, two election officials die on election day

Colombo, Nov 14 (Daily Mirror) - Three individuals, including a police officer and two election officials, have died suddenly while on duty during election day.

Police Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa said that a 33-year-old police officer who was deployed at a polling station in the Urumpirai area of Kopai is suspected to have died of a heart attack. 

A 48-year-old woman, serving as the Polling Station Chief at the Siri Sadhaham Bhikshu Aramaya in Kesbewa, also died after suddenly falling ill while on duty. 

The woman, a resident of Payagala, was admitted to Piliyandala Hospital but was later pronounced dead.

Meanwhile, a 57-year-old election official, stationed at the Panama Muslim Maha Vidyalaya polling booth in Kobeigane, was found dead in a toilet. His body was discovered this morning.

DIG Thalduwa said that all three deaths are believed to have been from natural causes. Post-mortem examinations will be conducted to confirm the cause of the deaths.