A group of Sri Lankan police officers have been held on remand over the murder of two Tamil students earlier this year.
The five policemen have been remanded until the 30th of December following a court order by the Jaffna additional magistrate.
The two students, 23 year old Nadarasa Kajan and 24 year old Pavunraj Sulaxan, were shot dead on the 20th of October.
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