Seven suspects, including six school students, have been arrested by the Homagama Police over the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old schoolgirl.
According to the Police, the suspects were arrested based on a complaint filed by the victim and her parents.
The victim has been admitted to the Homagama Base Hospital for a medical examination.
Preliminary investigations have found that the girl had left the house claiming to attend tuition class, but had instead gone to meet her boyfriend. The boy had taken her to his friend’s house in Homagama and had allegedly raped her.
Investigations have found that the boy had taken her to the houses of three of his friends between 09.00 am and 03.00 pm, during which she had been sexually molested by the boy and his friends.
The arrested suspects are students of a school in Homagama and residents of the area. Police state that among the suspects, the five schoolboys are aged between 15 and 16 years, while the other two suspects are aged 17 and 19 years.
The motorcycle used by the suspects to transport the girl has been taken into Police custody. The suspects are to be produced before the Homagama Magistrate’s Court. (Newswire)
