Dec 01, Colombo: A Sri Lankan student, who was brutally attacked by Malaysian gangsters, died yesterday at the Surdan Hospital in Subang.

Media reports said that the victim, Sri Skandarajah, a 22 year old student of Kingston University in Malaysia was rushed to the Surdan Hospital after being attacked by Malaysian gangsters targeting Indian students three days ago.

Sources said that the gangsters had mistaken Skandarajah and other Sri Lankan students to be Indians and assaulted them.

Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan Mission in Kuala Lumpur requested the Malaysian Government to ensure maximum security to the Sri Lankan student community in Malaysia.