Sri Lankan university students agitate against alleged attack by security personnel

Wed, Jan 11, 2012, 11:34 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Jan 11, Colombo: Students of Sri Lanka's Sabaragamuwa University are agitating against an attack on two students allegedly by the security personnel Tuesday night.
The Inter University Students' Federation (IUSF) says three students had been assaulted by security personnel deployed in the University through the state-owned Rakna Lanka security firm.
The three students had been on their way back to their hostel from the study room when they had been attacked near the university auditorium.
The IUSF observed that the three students are being treated at the Pambahinna Hospital for injuries sustained during the attack.
According to the IUSF, security has been tightened in the University with the university security guards as well as those assigned by Rakna Lanka, who are mainly retired military personnel.
The IUSF notes that students at the Sabaragamuwa University have now commenced agitating calling for action to be taken against the security personnel who have allegedly attacked the students.