The five policemen arrested over the death of two university students in Jaffna were remanded till November 04 by the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court. 

The two students were allegedly shot dead on Thursday night at a police checkpoint at Kokuvil, Kulappidy Junction in Jaffna.

Though police initially denied the shooting, the post-mortem found bullets lodged in the body of the student who was driving the bike at the time of the accident.

The policemen were arrested yesterday afternoon and were suspended with immediate effect.

The CID have launched an investigation into the deaths.