Eighteen students of the University of Jayawardenapura have been suspended.

Media Spokesperson of the University, Professor Praneeth Abeysundara said that the students were suspended for allegedly assaulting security personnel of the university and for misbehaving.

Professor Abeysundara said that preliminary investigations into the incident had revealed that the the suspected students were infact involved in the attack. The suspects were students of the human resources and social science stream.

He said that the respective students were not permitted to sit for Monday’s examination as a result of the incident.He also said that a disciplinary procedure will be carried out for the students.