Soldier arrested for molesting under-aged girl
February 7, 2014 10:55 am
An army soldier has been
arrested in connection with molesting an under-aged girl, the Nawagattegama
police stated.
The victim was a 15-year-old
girl from the Iginimitiya area while the girl’s parents lodged a
complaint with the police after which the soldier was arrested.
The suspect is a
20-year-old soldier from the Mahananneriya area in Nawagattegama who is
attached to the Karainagar camp in Jaffna.
The two were allegedly engaged
in an affair while the victim was said to have been molested at the house of an
associate of the soldier.
The suspect will be
presented to the Puttalam District Court while the Nawagattegama police will
conduct further investigations.
