Ex-Yakkalamulla PS Vice Chairman arrested

Ex-Yakkalamulla PS Vice Chairman arrested

August 16, 2015   03:40 pm

The former Vice Chairman of the Yakkalamulla Pradeshiya Sabha has been arrested on charges of molesting an underage girl, police said today.

He is accused of molesting a 14-year-old girl during election campaigning activities in the Henawatta area in Ma Gedara on Friday (Aug 14).

The arrested suspect reportedly also serves as the principal of a school in the area. 

He is scheduled to the produced before the Galle Additional Magistrate today while Yakkalamulla Police is conducting an investigation into the incident. 

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