Sri Lanka, April 10 -- Further details have emerged regarding the death of a student following a clash between two groups of students of a private university in Homagama.

The university had organized a Sinhala and Tamil New Year festival on April 9, which had concluded at about 6:00 p.m. Following the festival, a group of students reportedly hosted a private gathering later that evening at a hotel.

It is reported that during the course of the party, a female student went to the restroom and was allegedly followed by another student.

Upon noticing this, a friend of the female student confronted and assaulted the individual in question.

In response, a group associated with the assaulted student is reported to have retaliated by attackin...