Daily NEWS Srilanka

Parallel to the Colombo Mahanama Vidyalaya Annual cricket match, during the journey of a motorcade which housed close upon 60 students and Old Boys of the school while proceeding on their journey had in the process bulldozed themselves into Yasodara Balika Vidyalaya in Punchi Borella and had created a big confusion
there yesterday.

These youngsters who were alleged to have been drunk had on setting eyes on the girls outside the classrooms before the lunch interval period had scaled the walls of the school and subsequently gained entrance to the school premises and had given chase to the schoolgirls attempting to fondle them. At that moment 50 or 60 schoolboys had gained entry to the school premises with clubs in their hands and the security guard had been unable to handle this crowd. Teachers, both male and female on seeing this confusion that was taking place had come out and instructed the schoolgirls to dart inside and had subsequently gone behind this riotous crowd. On that occasion the Mahanama crowd of students had made a dash out of the school for fear of being apprehended and taken to their heels.

However 2 of them were cornered inside the school and the situation thus aggravated. One of them was kept inside the guard-room under the custody of the security guard while the other schoolboy was forced into a spot somewhere in the yard of the school. As the gates were locked up their colleagues could not rescue the two of them. Whatever it is, those who were outside were of the belief that they had missed only the colleague who was cornered in the school garden. It was at that point that a large crowd of his friends had created a big uproar demanding for the release of their friend.

The schoolboys of Mahanama had thus damaged property of Yasodara Balika, comporting themselves in the most disgusting manner. Though the security officer had taken action to summon the police over 119, this student battalion had shouted out saying that they were not prepared to leave the environment until their schoolmate was handed over to them. At that point one police officer had promptly opened the gate of the school. The schoolboys who grasped this opportunity had once again barged into the schoolyard and had even resorted to assaulting the male teachers -- thus after rescuing their comrade has had the audacity to let out hoots, finally leaving the school premises. Whatever it is, their forgotten comrade who was cornered inside the guard-room was later handed over to the police by school authorities. He is expected to be produced before courts.