COLOMBO (News 1st); The brother-in-law of Ex-Minister Rishad Bathiudeen was arrested by Sri Lanka Police for committing rape. And two of these statements were from domestic aides who served at the Ex-Minister’s residence before the arrival of the 16-year-old girl. Ponnaiah Bandaram was arrested by Sri Lanka Police over the death of a 16-year-old girl employed at the residence of the Ex-Minister as a domestic aide. Police Spokesperson Senior DIG Ajith Rohana said the 22-year-old woman had expressed that she was raped at the official residence of the Ex-Minister in Colombo from 2015 to 2019. The 44-year-old brother-in-law of Ex-Minister Bathiudeen was identified as the suspect and was arrested by the detective.

Source: The Nation July 23, 2021 02:03 UTC