University administration to hold meeting with DIG

Moratuwa University clash

January 27, 2013, 10:34 pm , the island

Three student suspects face identification parade today

By Dasun Edirisinghe

Three students, following the National Diploma in Technology (NDT) at the Moratuwa University, who were arrested over the January 16 attack on engineering undergraduates, will be produced before an identification parade at the Moratuwa Magistrate’s Court today (28).

Inspector Chammika Sampath, of the Moratuwa Police, told The Island that

four NDT students were arrested in connection with the clash, but one had been released on bail last week.He said that they recorded statements from lecturers, university security officials and students.

A group of NDT students brutally assaulted a group of undergraduates at an engineering hostel on January 16 in return to the previous week’s clash between the two groups fillowing a minor argument over a motor cycle accident.

The engineering faculty and the Institute of Technology were closed indefinitely on the following day by the university administration to prevent further clashes.

Vice Chancellor Prof. Ananda Jayawardena said that the university administration would hold a special meeting with DIG, Colombo South Range today (28) to discuss the security arrangements to prevent further clashes.

He said that the investigation into the clashes, launched by the disciplinary committee, headed by a retired judge, had still not concluded its probe.

"We will not re-open the university for the two groups of students following engineering and NDT courses until the inquiry is over," Prof. Jayawardena said.