14 June 2024 07:42 am Views - 181
By Sumanasiri Gunathilaka - Monaragala
The girl was abducted from her room on June 9 by a group in Katugahagalge in the Buttala Police area.
Among the three suspects arrested was an 18-year-old who claimed to be her boyfriend.
The girl was found hidden in an underground bunker in his house.
The girl was admitted to the Monaragala District General Hospital for a medical examination. The police also seized a motorcycle used by the suspects.
The main suspect is a resident of Weegabadawa Road, Buttala. The other suspects include an 18-year-old from Polwatthegedara, Weegaradapara, and a 51-year-old from Ratnasirigedara, Buttalapara, Moneragala.
The three suspects were produced before the Wellawaya Magistrate’s Court and remanded until June 19.
A team of officers including Buttala Police Station Officer W.M.J. Bandara, conducted the raid.