30 April 2024 06:41 am Views - 756
By Sumanasiri Gunatilleka
Four incidents of rape involving underage girls had been reported yesterday from Buttala, Wedikumbura, Kuda Oya and Wellawaya Police areas in the Monaragala District.
A 13-year-old school girl of Katugahagalge in Buttala had been abducted and raped by a young man and the suspect was arrested on April 27, during investigations of her mother’s complaint that she had gone missing after she went to school on April 19. Investigations revealed that she had been in love with her elder sister’s lover and eloped with him. The 25-year-old young man had taken her to a lodge in Wellawaya area and raped her for about a week and later at a lodge in Avissawella area. Buttala Police are conducting further investigations. A 15-year-old school girl of Wedikumbura in Monaragala police area had been raped by her 17-year-old lover. Her parents told police that they warned the girl to give up relations with the young man, but she had eloped with him. Investigations revealed that they had lived as husband and wife at a house in Medagama area.
A police team under HQI Monaragala Police P.S. Chaminda is conducting investigations to arrest the suspect young man. In another incident, a 15-year-old schoolgirl of Thelulla in Ethiliwewa in Kuda Oya police area had been raped at times and impregnated by a 22-year-old young man. When she complained of stomach ache, she was admitted to hospital where she delivered a child.
Investigations revealed that she had been in love with the suspect young man since June 2023 and that he had raped her at times when she was all alone in the House. The suspect was arrested by Kudaoya Police. OIC Kudaoya Police S.T.M. Riyaz is conducting further investigations. Meanwhile an individual who raped his 12-year-old daughter was taken into custody by Wellawaya Police. The 47-year-old suspect was produced in court and remanded till May 07. Police had initiated investigations on information received through the police emergency service 119 and arrested him.
The victim told police that her father took her to a room when she was all alone in the house and raped her. She revealed it to a friend who informed the police emergency service.
OIC Wellawaya police T.M.Karunatileka is conducting further investigations.