Nineteen students including the student union chairman of the Ruhuna University have been further remanded until September 9 over the ragging of a fresher.
The suspects had surrendered on August 6 after a complaint had been filed at the Matara police over the incident which involved the ragging of a first year student at the university.
Charges have been filed against the suspects under the Torture Act.
The ragging incident had come to light after being exposed during a news conference.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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