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By Pushpakumara Jayaratne
Forty eight couples including underage school students were taken into custody by the Kurunegala police after a raid on a hotel in Kurunegala. The raid was conducted after the police received several complaints from the public.
48 of the 54 rooms were in use when the police raided the hotel and were mainly used for prostitution or as a meeting place for couples comprising of underage school students attending private classes. The manager of the hotel has been taken into police custody for questioning, while the couples who were arrested were severely warned and released.