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Attack on ex Pera VC: six surrender
Police say six undergraduates, wanted in connection with the mob attack on former Vice Chancellor of the Peradeniya University, Prof. Athula Senaratne, and his son, have been arrested. A senior police officer said that the suspects were taken into custody after they surrendered to the Peradeniya police, on Monday (12) night.
Police have released the video footage of a group of undergraduates entering the ex-VC’s residence after breaking down a door on Saturday (10) night.
Police identified the surrendered suspects as residents of Nittambuwa, Sandalangala, Giritale, Matale, Henegamuwa and Galagamwatta.
The senior officer said that they were looking for six more suspects involved in the incident. President Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed law enforcement authorities to investigate the incident, while Chairman, UGC, Prof. Sampath Amaratunga, is on record as having demanded punitive measures against the responsible undergraduates (SF)