The academic activities of 22 students from the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka in Oluvil have been suspended over an incident of ragging.
According to the university administration, a group of second and third-year students from the Engineering Faculty was involved in ragging several first-year students.
A video of a group of freshmen being ragged had also been circulated on social media.
Following a preliminary inquiry conducted into the incident, the university decided to suspend the academic activities of the 22 students accused of ragging.
It is reported that a special committee consisting of university professors has been appointed to carry out a formal investigation into the incident and the Police have also launched a probe into the matter.
This is the latest incident of ragging at a Sri Lankan University to be reported in the recent past. (Newswire)