15 July 2024 07:52 am Views - 248
Chairman of Richard Pieris Group, Sena Yaddehige, will be arrested upon his return to the country in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of a female business analyst from the company.
The Kollupitiya Police had earlier obtained a travel ban against Yaddehige from the Fort Magistrate over the allegation. An official from the Kollupitiya Police said that there has been no update regarding the Chairman’s whereabouts, and he will be arrested upon his arrival due to the travel ban.
A 39-year-old woman, a Colombo resident, lodged a complaint in May, claiming she was sexually abused by the Chairman on May 7 at a star-class hotel in Kollupitiya. The complainant, who had been working online as a business analyst for at least a month while Yaddehige was overseas, reported that on May 6, the company informed her that the Chairman had returned to Sri Lanka and wanted to meet her on May 7. Upon meeting him at the specified location, the woman alleged that Yaddehige sexually abused her. She subsequently reported the incident to the Kollupitiya Police, who informed the Fort Magistrate. Sources said that the Chairman left the country on the same day the incident and has not yet returned.