A board of inquiry has been appointed to conduct a full investigation into the circumstances leading to the sudden death of a second-year student at the Faculty of Technology, Sabaragamuwa University, and upon receipt of the report of the board of inquiry, all necessary steps will be taken by the university administration and the University Grants Commission.
This Ministry has also paid close attention to the information circulating on various social media that this sudden death was a death due to gang rape, and if such an incident is revealed, this Ministry will take the maximum possible action against all parties responsible for it in accordance with the existing law.
We also draw attention to the social media information circulating, revealing the personal information of various individuals, indicating that they are involved in this incident, and kindly request that you refrain from circulating such information that damages the privacy of various individuals until the current police investigations and other internal investigations reveal the correct information regarding this incident.