Six more students of Sabaragamuwa uni arrested over assault

February 14, 2024 at 5:57 PM

Six senior students of the Sabaragamuwa University who were arrested over an assault incident have been remanded. 

The students were remanded until tomorrow (Feb 15) after being produced before the Balangoda Magistrate’s Court today.

The students were arrested today for having assaulted three students, including a female, studying in the second year of the Faculty of Agriculture.

According to the Samanalawewa Police, the senior students had assaulted the three students in the university canteen last week (Feb 09), after which they had been hospitalised.

Seven students who had been previously arrested and remanded were further remanded till tomorrow after being produced before the Balangoda Magistrate’s Court. (NewsWire)