Tangalla police officer arrested for raping schoolgirl!

Tangalla police officer arrested for raping schoolgirl!

A newly recruited sub inspector affiliated to Tangalla Police Station was day before (22) night taken into custody by Tangalla Police on suspicion on an accusation of an incident of rape.

According to a complaint lodged with Mr. Laksiri Geethal, Police Superintendent of Tangalla Division by a schoolgirl aged 16 years and 8 months, the said officer was taken into custody. Her

complaint says that she was abused by this police officer against her wishes. The Police Superintendent who took action over the complaint on instructions given to Police Inspector Mr. Lalith Hettiarachchi of Tangalla Police, with the aid of Child and Women's Bureau of Tangalla Division had taken the sub inspector into custody and the Police Superintendent had proceeded to suspend his services with immediate effect.

The arrested amateur sub inspector was expected to be produced before Tangalla Magistrate Court yesterday (23). The complainant schoolgirl was admitted to Tangalla Basic Hospital for a medical examination. On instructions of Police Superintendent in charge of Tangalla Division Mr. Laksiri Geethal and under supervision of Assistant Police Inspector Mr. Athula de Silva, Tangalla Headquarters Police Inspector Mr. Lalith Hettiarachchi together with officers of Tangalla Division Child and Women's Bureau are conducting further investigations in this respect.