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| Wednesday, 16 July 2003 |
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by Jayantha Sri Nissanka A driver and the conductor of a private semi luxury bus had allegedly raped a girl inside the bus on Monday night in Colombo. The twenty two year old girl who works in the Free Trade Zone in Biyagama had come to Colombo to travel to her native place of Weeraketiya to attend a family function at around 9.45 pm on Monday. She had inquired from the crew of a bus bound for Tangalle at Pettah the time of departure. When she received their response the girl had boarded the bus which she found empty. The driver had started the vehicle and the girl was taken to an undisclosed location and raped by both the driver and conductor. After that they had dropped her back at the Pettah bus stand, Police said. Thereafter, she had complained to a three wheel driver that she was raped inside the bus. Then she had gone to the Police with the three wheel driver and lodged a complaint. The victim told police that while she was being raped three other persons too were watching the scene inside the bus believed to be the friends of the driver and the conductor. Police had yesterday arrested the conductor and also took into custody another person who had witnessed the rape. The bus was also taken into custody yesterday. Pettah Police are investigating under the direction of ASP Premalal Ranagala to apprehend the driver and other two persons who were in the bus. |
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