Dead student was main witness to 2011 ragging

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The decomposed body found hanging from a tree at the Peradeniya University premises on Monday morning was identified as that of the main witness in the case connected to the ragging of freshers in 2011.

Police said the victim was identified as 24-year-old Dikowita Kankanamge Nishantha, a student of the Arts Faculty of the Peradeniya University.

Police media spokesman Ajith Rohana said investigations were been carried out to ascertain whether it was a suicide or a murder.

The body was discovered yesterday by a group of boy scouts who were engaged in clearing the land near the Marcus Fernando Hall and informed the University authorities.

Earlier, Nishantha’s relatives in complaints to the Angunakolapelessa Police and Peradeniya Police said he had been missing from January 26.

Peradeniya police are conducting the investigations.(DS)

Comments - 13

Amy Tuesday, 11 February 2014 08:06 AM

Capital punishment is the only cure for all these ills.

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C P SILVA Tuesday, 11 February 2014 08:12 AM

STOP RAGGING. START HANGING.

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ANTON Tuesday, 11 February 2014 08:18 AM

ELLUM GAHA HAS ESCAPED FROM PRISONS TO FORESTS.

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A W Abdulkany Tuesday, 11 February 2014 08:25 AM

a young life is lost due to unwanted practices in the systems. when our society is going to value human lives. . can anyone replace a son to the parents? Death is becoming cheaper and cheaper everyday.

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Calistus Jayatilleke Tuesday, 11 February 2014 09:24 AM

So, this proves the existence of a Ragging Mafia too. Anyway, ragging is now replaced by the so called "leadership training" conducted by the army.

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Andrew Pitugala Tuesday, 11 February 2014 09:36 AM

Result of not having vitness protection. Oh! when will GOSL learn ?

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don charles Tuesday, 11 February 2014 10:13 AM

And these murderers are the same f
People who want the free education system to continue. They are nothing but parasitic leeches.

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Concerned citizen Tuesday, 11 February 2014 10:18 AM

Will this menace of ragging be eradicated completely from higher education institutions at least now?

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pons Wednesday, 12 February 2014 12:08 AM

ponils like ragging to continu,,

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Hantley Babapulle Wednesday, 12 February 2014 02:56 AM

I hear that there are many more sadistic things happening mostly in the PERADENIYA UNIVERSITY. Any type of ragging should be banned immediately.

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Neutral Wednesday, 12 February 2014 03:40 AM

Ragging from Uni's can stop only when we are free from the governments ragging.

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DF2 Wednesday, 12 February 2014 04:18 AM

Raggers should be hanged.

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Divya Wednesday, 12 February 2014 04:19 AM

How sure it's a ragging? It can be a murder associated with something else? Sorry if I missed reading any other news

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