Two Police Officers Were Sentenced A 20.6 Year Impriosnment Over Raping Of Two Females

Colombo High Court has today (07) sentenced two Police Officers attached to the Sapugaskande Police Station 20 years and 06 month imprisonment each over abducting and  raping of  two young  female in Bambalapitiya area.

A Sub-Inspector and a Police Assistant have been sentenced the imprisonment and they were ordered to pay Rs.200,000 each to the two victims as a compensation .Also the accused were ordered to pay Rs.70,000 each as a fine.

The abduction and rape of the two females occurred on 08th of August 2003 and the accused were charged over abducting the females at a Hotel in Bambalapitiya and raped them at Sapugaskande are by using police powers.The Attorney General had filed indictments against the accused.