Sri Lanka

Police have recovered a live grenade from your home of the suspect jailed in connection with the sexual attack of a female medical professional at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital.A joint search operation was conducted today (14) by the Galnewa Police and the Police Special Task Force (STF) at the suspects home in Galnewa, the police said.The grenade was discovered throughout the raid, which was at first performed to find the missing out on mobile phone of the female doctor.The suspect was produced before the Anuradhapura Chief Magistrates Court yesterday (13 ), where police acquired consent to apprehend and question him for 48 hours.On March 10, a female physician connected to the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital was sexually assaulted by an unidentified person at the medical professionals quarters.Accordingly, the main suspect, a 34-year-old resident of Galnewa, was arrested on Wednesday (12) during a joint search operation carried out by Galnewa Police and Anuradhapura Police Special Task Force while concealing in a forested area in Galnewa.Based on info discovered during interrogation, cops recovered the knife utilized to threaten the female medical professional throughout the attack.






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