The suspect arrested in connection to the rape of a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital is an individual who had been recently released from prison over another case.
According to Ada Derana, the suspect is a 34-year-old resident of Galnewa and had been living as a monk, after having deserted the military in the past.
He was arrested in Galnewa this morning by a special team of the Galnewa Police Station.
Following the rape incident, the suspect had fled with one mobile phone belonging to the victim, which the Police had traced using its location tracker.
As the location had last indicated near the Avukana Railway Station, the Police had searched the area.
During the search, the suspect was then found hiding in the Elabadugama area in Galnewa.
The man was wanted for having brutally raped the female doctor at her allocated quarters at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital on Monday night.
The incident had occurred after the doctor had been returning to her quarters following night duty.
The incident sparked outrage, with the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) launching a nationwide strike this morning.
Addressing the Parliament today, Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala said that five special Police teams had been deployed for the immediate arrest of the suspect.
Informing Parliament of the suspect’s arrest, he further assured that all necessary measures have been taken to take stringent legal action against the suspect. (Newswire)