The police have started investigations into a case of rape of a 16-year-old girl by 22 school students in Buttala area.
The victim told the police that she was forced to drink alcohol before she was gang-raped. She has told the police that she was in love with a schoolboy from the same school , who took her to his house and raped him and his friends under the influence of alcohol.
The police said that the boyfriend and his friends had abused her for a long time by showing the video of the incident to her.
The 16-year-old schoolgirl, who is a resident of Buttala area, gave birth to a child at the Ragama Teaching Hospital. After she delivered the baby, the hospital authorities informed the Buttala police and they started investigations and arrested the young man.
The suspect was to be presented to the Wellawaya police yesterday. Buttala Police Station Officer W.M.J. Bandara is conducting further investigations.