Rajarata undergrads granted bail

Anuradhapura central

Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate Darshika Wimalasiri ordered the 17 university students who were arrested last month be released on bail.

Mihinthalaya police arrested the students for assaulting students and damaging university properties at the Rajarata University.

They were charged with forcible entrance to the examination hall and assaulting students who were sitting their semester end examinations during the protest that was being conducted against the university administration.

These students were protesting against the Rajarata University administration.

They assaulted five female students who were sitting their end semester examinations two weeks ago despite the protest.

The Chief Magistrate warned the students not to get involved in any unethical or violent activity in and outside the university. She further noted that students who have come to study should not disrupt the academic activities of the educational institutions.

The Magistrate further said university students should be polite and decent and work for the progress of the country. The hopes of innocent parents should not be broken after entering the university, she said. The Magistrate issued notice on another five students involved in the attack to appear before the court with their parents together with these students at the next date of hearing.