The main suspect in the rape of a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital has been identified by the victim.

The victim doctor had identified the suspect during an identification parade before Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate Nalaka Sanjeewa Jayasuriya.. 

The identification parade had taken place at the official quarters of the Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate today. 

The female doctor was raped inside her official quarters at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital after being held at knife-point by the suspect on 10 March.

Following the incident, the man had escaped along with a mobile phone belonging to the female doctor.

The man was arrested in the Galnewa area the following day, with the Police being able to locate him by tracking the stolen mobile phone. 

The incident had sparked outrage, with the medical fraternity staging a token strike over the incident. (Newswire)

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The Director of the Polonnaruwa Hospital Dr. H.M.I.U. Karunaratne has been appointed as the Acting Director of the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital, with immediate effect.

Dr. Karunaratne’s appointment comes in addition to his current duties at the Polonnaruwa Hospital.

The appointment has been made by the Secretary to the Ministry of Health, Dr. Anil Jasinghe this morning. 

It is reported that the new appointment comes, following the Acting Director of the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital being removed with immediate effect. (Newswire)

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The strike launched by the doctors and staff of the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital, following the rape of a female doctor, has been called off. 

Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) Spokesman Dr. Chamil Wijesinghe told Newswire that the strike was called off following discussions with relevant authorities, including the Governor of the North Central Province. 

“The strike was called off after considering key reasons such as promises to ensure the safety of healthcare workers inside the hospital premises by the Police and relevant authorities, the positive response by the authorities to address the brutal assault, and the responsibility of healthcare workers towards patients,” he said. 

Dr. Wijesinghe further said that the strike launched by the GMOA in this regard had also ended at 08.00 am today.

Stating that the GMOA had declared a 24-hour token strike to protest the rape incident, he said the strike had ended accordingly. 

Strikes were launched by the doctors and staff of the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital and the GMOA after a female doctor was raped inside her official quarters at the hospital premises on Monday night. 

The strikes were launched demanding the immediate arrest of the suspect, who was arrested in Galnewa the following day. (Newswire)

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A 37-year-old woman has been arrested for providing refuge to the suspect who was wanted over the rape of a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital on Monday (10 Mar). 

According to the Police, the woman who is a resident of Galnewa has been identified as the suspect’s sister.

The woman is accused of aiding the suspect by providing refuge and also being in possession of the mobile phone that had been stolen from the female doctor. 

A team from the Anuradhapura Police Station arrested the woman last night (12 Mar), based on a confession from the suspect.

The Anuradhapura Police Headquarters is conducting further investigations. 

The arrests come after a female doctor was raped inside her official quarters at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital after being held at knife-point by the suspect.

Following the incident, the man had escaped along with a mobile phone belonging to the female doctor.

The incident sparked outrage, with the medical fraternity launching a token strike demanding the arrest of the suspect.

The man was arrested in the Galnewa area the following day, with the Police being able to locate him by tracking the stolen mobile phone. (Newswire)

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The suspect arrested in connection to the rape of a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital is an individual who had been recently released from prison over another case. 

According to Ada Derana, the suspect is a 34-year-old resident of Galnewa and had been living as a monk, after having deserted the military in the past.

He was arrested in Galnewa this morning by a special team of the Galnewa Police Station. 

Following the rape incident, the suspect had fled with one mobile phone belonging to the victim, which the Police had traced using its location tracker. 

As the location had last indicated near the Avukana Railway Station, the Police had searched the area.

During the search, the suspect was then found hiding in the Elabadugama area in Galnewa. 

The man was wanted for having brutally raped the female doctor at her allocated quarters at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital on Monday night.

The incident had occurred after the doctor had been returning to her quarters following night duty. 

The incident sparked outrage, with the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) launching a nationwide strike this morning. 

Addressing the Parliament today, Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala said that five special Police teams had been deployed for the immediate arrest of the suspect.

Informing Parliament of the suspect’s arrest, he further assured that all necessary measures have been taken to take stringent legal action against the suspect. (Newswire)

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The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has decided to continue its nationwide token strike until 08.00 am tomorrow (13 Mar). 

The GMOA launched the strike action at 08.00 am today demanding the arrest of the suspect wanted over the rape of a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital. 

The Police arrested the suspect in Galnewa this morning. 

Speaking to Newswire, GMOA spokesperson Dr. Chamil Wijesinghe said, however, the medical fraternity has decided to continue the strike action to show solidarity with the affected female doctor. 

He further said that the token strike was not limited to the demand to arrest the suspect but to show extreme displeasure and protest over the incident. 

Dr. Chamil Wijesinghe said this incident has raised the question of the safety of healthcare workers in Sri Lanka, noting that the GMOA’s strike also highlights the need for a discussion on similar incidents occurring in society. 

The GMOA spokesperson added that a strong action plan is required to address and prevent such brutal incidents in Sri Lanka. (Newswire)

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The suspect who was wanted for allegedly raping a female doctor inside the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital premises has been arrested.

The Police said the suspect was arrested in the Galnewa area today. 

The man is accused of threatening the female doctor with a knife and allegedly raping her, while she was on night duty on Monday night.

The incident had sparked outrage, with doctors at the hospital staging a strike demanding the immediate arrest of the suspect.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) had also announced a nationwide one-day token strike from 08.00 am today in protest against the brutal sexual assault. (Newswire)

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Doctors at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital have launched a strike over an incident of rape.

The striking doctors are demanding the arrest of an individual who had allegedly raped a lady doctor at the hospital premises.

It is reported that a female doctor had been allegedly raped at the doctors’ quarters last night (10 Mar).

Raising the matter in Parliament today, Opposition Leader MP Sajith Premadasa said the doctor had faced the situation while en route to her on-call duty room.

“An outsider is said to have threatened the doctor using a knife. He is then said to have allegedly raped her inside her duty room. Sri Lanka has not heard of such incidents inside a hospital in recent times,” he said.

MP Premadasa said it is a serious issue for a doctor to be attacked while on duty at a prominent state hospital, stating that it raises questions about the safety of female doctors at hospitals.

Condemning the incident, the Opposition Leader said even female officers engaged in public service are being inconvenienced and it was a serious problem for the safety of the people.

Urging the government to take strict action regarding this incident, MP Premadasa said the opposition was ready to support the enactment of the necessary legislation to impose severe punishment on those who commit such barbaric acts. (Newswire)

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