Sri Lanka: Thandikulam students’ murder case transferred to Madawatchi; parents perturbed
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Sunday, 26 August 2007 |
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The hearing of the murder of 5 students of the Vavuniya Agricultural College was transferred to the Madawatchi Courts. The parents of the deceased students are perturbed over the transfer of the case to Madawatchi.
students of the Vavuniya Agricultural College were killed and 12 were injured, when men in uniform entered the premises of the college and fired at them following a claymore bomb explosion in the vicinity on Nov 18, 2006.
The case was heard before Vavuniya Magistrate M.Elanmcheliyan.
A team of police officers led by A.S.P.Gajasinghe coducted inquiries and produced two suspects in Court. One of the suspects was identified by members of the security forces on duty at an identification parade.
Court of Appeal transferred the case to the Madawatchi Courts following an application by the suspects.
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