Leader of the Mahasohon Balakaya group Amith Weerasinghe has launched a fast in his prison cell. 

Weerasinghe, who was arrested over a series of violent incidents in Digana, is currently being held at the Anuradhapura prison. 

Weerasinghe has launched the fast demanding authorities to release him. 

The Leader of the Mahasohon Balakaya group has been kept in the Anuradhapura prison since March, this year.