Sri Lanka Police arrest student union leader in Matara

Matara police today arrested a student union leader of Sri Lanka's Ruhuna University in the South.


President of the Management and Finance Union of the Ruhuna University, Udaya Wickramanayaka was arrested by the police for allegedly holding the Ruhuna University Vice Chancellor hostage on June 16.
Matara Police denied the initial claims by the university students that Wickramanayaka was abducted and said he was arrested for the charges of hostage taking.
According to the police, they were searching for nine other university students who have been allegedly involved in the incident.