Jan 27, Colombo: The two Jaffna University students currently undergoing rehabilitation after their arrest by the police in November last year are to be released from detention soon, official sources said.

Two other students, Secretary of the Jaffna University Students' Union, P. Darshanth and S. Solomon, arrested by the Police at the same time were released last week after completing their rehabilitation program at the Welikanda Rehabilitation Center.

The Terrorist Investigation Department (TID) of police arrested the four students, Darshanth, Soloman, Ganeshamoorthy Sudarshan and Kanakasuntharaswamy Janaka Jeyan following a clash with the police over the issue of observing the LTTE's Heroes Day on November 27 to commemorate the dead fighters of the banned terrorist organization.

Following their arrest they were sent to the Welikanda Rehabilitation Camp in the Eastern Province to be rehabilitated.