President orders full probe into assault on former VC of Peradeniya University

 

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has urgently ordered all relevant authorities to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the assault on the former Vice Chancellor of the Peradeniya University Prof.Athula Senaratne and take necessary action, the President’s Media Division reported.

Former Vice Chancellor of the Peradeniya University Prof.Athula Senaratne was assaulted by a group near his official residence and hospitalised due to injuries on December 10.

The attack had been carried out following an argument with Prof.Senaratne, stating that his son’s car had collided with a parked motorcycle.Then, a group of around 300 university students had attacked and damaged the official residence of Prof.Senaratne, and Peradeniya Police had managed to disperse the crowd later.

Five including the former Vice Chancellor’s wife and two other individuals who were in the house were reportedly injured during the attack.Prof.Athula Senaratne, who was injured in the attack, had been admitted to the Peradeniya Hospital while his son was admitted to the Kandy Teaching Hospital, following the incident.