Three Pera U’grads remanded

January 26, 2012, 10:18 pm , The Island.

By Cyril Wimalasurendre

KANDY: Three undergraduates, arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department on allegations that they were involved in incidents of ragging and sexual abuse, were yesterday (26) remanded till February 09 by the Chief Magistrate of Kandy Ravindra Premaratne.

Twenty two others were released on surety bail in Rs. 100,000 each by the Chief Magistrate.

Those allowed bail were warned that they should not be involved in incidents of ragging and demonstrations until the hearing of the case was over.

The case was put off to February 9.

The suspects were second year undergraduates of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Peradeniya.

The three remanded were Charith Lakmal, Ruchira Madushantha and Yohan Sandaruwan.

ASP Nagahamulla of the CID prosecuted.

Attorneys Sugath Karawita, Tissa Marahela and Pradeep Ranasinghe appeared for the suspect students.