A Sri Lanka Army soldier has been arrested today on charges of raping a 15-year-old mentally handicapped female student, Mundalama Police said.
The soldier, attached to the Engineering Corps, was arrested at around 1.30am this morning.
The suspect had committed the crime on Thursday (19) evening at a byroad in Nawadankulama, in the Mundalama Polcie Division, according to a complaint filed by the victim’s mother.
A resident of Nagola in Gampola, he is currently serving at the SLA Engineering Corps camp in Naldura-Panadura and had arrived in Mundalama for the construction of a residence for a disabled soldier, funded by the army.
However, the victim has been admitted to the Mundalama Hospital for a medical check while the suspect is to be produced at the Puttalam District Court.
Mundalama Police are conducting further investigations.
