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Death of Wishma at detention cell in Japan shrouded in mystery Source:Island Protesters in Nagoya actively demonstrated their anger over the death The tragic death of a Sri Lankan girl, Wishma Rathnayake in a detention camp in Nagoya, Japan, despite her repeated calls for hospitalization and medication, has received publicity in the New York Times of May 18. This publicity has stirred up a hornet’s nest across the globe. The public agitation over the mysterious manner in which she laid down her life does not appear to have generated the wrath and the condemnation in Sri Lanka, probably due to the Covid-19 epidemic and prolonged lockdowns. Initially, it is reported that she was caught up with high fever and subsequently her face and limbs turned numb and her health deteriorated to such an extent where she could consume just a little bit of water administered with sugar and a slice of bread. ...