A three-wheeler driver who invited a French woman to engage in sex in exchange for the fare was arrested by the Children and Women’s Bureau and released on bail after being produced at the Magistrate’s Court No. 06 at Hulftsdorp.
The suspect who was released thus was scheduled to appear before the court yesterday (12). According to the complaint, the incident that took place on January 2 is as follows; On the day of the incident, the 35-year-old French woman, who was staying in this country on a work visa, based on a message sent to a three-wheeler hire service provider in Kollupitiya area
had got into the three-wheeler and told the driver her destination and said she could pay using a bank card. She had been invited to participate in oral sex as the driver’s fare, which she had rejected. After berating the driver, she had chased him away. Two days later, on January 4, she had lodged a complaint with the Children and Women’s Bureau.
The bureau which took immediate action arrested the 28-year-old three-wheeler driver who is a resident of Akurana. He had been released on bail after being produced in court on the same day.
The suspect who was released on bail thus was due to appear in court yesterday (12). A team of police officers including Sub-Inspector of Police Chathuranga of the Crimes Division
took the driver into custody on the instructions of Deputy Inspector General Renuka Jayasundara.
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