41 arrested at Panadura FB party

Female partygoer claims she was sexually harassed

By Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya  

Some 41 persons including 10 women have been arrested during a raid on a party organised through Facebook at a hotel in Horetuduwa, Panadura yesterday.  

Police said eight male and two female suspects had cannabis in their possession during the raid, while other 21 suspects including 8 women arrested for taking part in the party.  
The Panadura North Police arrested two males who were among the group for sexual harassment of a woman at the party.   The arrested suspects were in the age group between 20 and 40 years, and are residents of Dehiwala, Galle, Kalagedihena, Balangoda, Ratnapura, Mount Lavinia, Hettimulla, Colombo 15 and Kelaniya areas.   The suspects are to be produced before the Panadura Magistrate’s Court today.