Two soldiers held for rape

By Nirupama Subramanian

COLOMBO, JULY 12. Two soldiers have been arrested for the alleged rape of a 42-year-old woman in Thenmarachchi area of Jaffna earlier this week.

A defence ministry release said the two suspects had been handed over by the military to the police for further investigations.

The military had initially said the rape was an attempt by the LTTE to discredit the army and disrupt the resettlement of refugees in the area, but said that further investigations had indicated that two soldiers ``could have been involved''.

Meanwhile, Jaffna University has not yet reopened. It was shut down last week on orders of the vice-chancellor following protests by students over the arrest of an undergraduate student.

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