Peradeniya Uni. suspends 22

December 5, 2011, 10:01 pm , TheIsland

By Cyril Wimalasurendra

KANDY – As many as twenty two senior undergraduates, of the University of Peradeniya, have been suspended from the University in connection with incident, including ragging of freshers, during the month, Vice-Chancellor Professor S. B. S. Abayakoon said yesterday 05.

Stern disciplinary action would be taken against those involved in incidents of ragging and breaching the code of discipline for university students, he said.

Investigations are being conducted into last week’s alleged cases of ragging.

Professor Abayakoon disclosed that twenty two (22) senior undergraduates had been suspended from attending lectures due to ragging and other complaints from the beginning of the current term.

Meanwhile, a female student of the University who was admitted to the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital following an alleged incident of ragging has left the hospital while a male student who was subjected to torture continues to undergo treatment in the hospital. Peradeniya police are investigating.