
A youth was arrested by police after he held an underage girl at his residence in Ambalangoda with the intent of marrying her.
The youth was arrested in the greater Ambalangoda area after he had taken the girl on May 21.
The girl was taken to the Balapitiya hospital for a medical checkup.
According to the penal code any sexual act with a girl below the age of 16 years with or without her consent is considered statutory rape while the punishment for such an act could be a jail-term up to 20 years.



















