Youth arrested for allegedly raping schoolgirl

An employee of a taxi service company was arrested by Piliyandala Police on May 6 for allegedly raping a schoolgirl.

The accused, 22, is a resident of the Makandana area in Madapatha.

The schoolgirl had been admitted to the Kalubowila Teaching Hospital for a judicial medical report, police said. The suspect was to be produced before the Kesbewa Magistrate’s Courts. Investigations are continuing.