PS member arrested for sexually harassing relative

PS member arrested for sexually harassing relative

January 6, 2021   04:51 pm

A member of the Yakkalamulla Pradeshiya Sabha has been arrested for sexually harassing a woman.

Police said a 27-year-old woman had been molested at Bataketiya in Nakiyadeniya, in Yakkalamulla police division, last evening and that the suspect was arrested by police following investigations. 

The victim, a 27-year-old mother of three, is reportedly a relative of the 46-year-old accused.

The Pradeshiya Sabha member has been remanded until January 19 after being produced before the Galle Magistrate Court. 

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