Policemen Further Remanded Over Death Of 2 Jaffna Uni. Students

The two students were allegedly shot dead on the night of October 20 at a police checkpoint at Kokuvil, Kulappidy Junction in Jaffna.

Though police initially denied the shooting, the post-mortem found bullets lodged in the body of the student who was driving the bike at the time of the accident.

Five policemen manning the check point were arrested on October 21 and remanded . They have been suspended from the service .

The five policemen who were in remand custody  were produced before the Jaffna  Magistrate  today .  Jaffna  Magistrate  further  remanded until  16th December 2016  .