Maths teacher arrested for rape

• Parents of several schoolgirls attending the school said they would compel the authorities to take action against the suspect teacher

By Nimal Jayaratne

A Mathematics teacher of a leading school in Dimbulagala Education Zone was arrested in connection with the alleged rape of a 16 year old schoolgirl.   

 Welikanda Police arrested him during a complaint received from her parents that the suspect teacher had raped the girl in the teacher quarters adjacent to the school. Police said the 25 year old teacher was a bachelor and that he had been appointed to the school several years ago.   

 OIC Welikanda Police CI Pradeep Seneviratne said the parents produced the voice recording of conversations between the suspect and the schoolgirl and the victim’s conversations with another schoolgirl regarding the incident as evidence.   

 The schoolgirl admitted to Welikanda District Hospital was transferred to Polonnaruwa General Hospital for medical examination.   

 Meanwhile, the parents of several schoolgirls attending that school said they would compel the authorities to take action against the suspect teacher.   

OIC Welikanda Police CI Pradeep Seneviratne is conducting further investigations on the instructions of SSP Nishan De Silva.