Three underage couples arrested for engaging in sex while saying they were at tuition classes

9 November 2022 03:01 pm

Three underage couples have been taken into custody by the Kuliyapitiya Police after they were found to be staying in hotel rooms engaging in sex, while informing their parents that they were participating in tution classes.

Police said the raid was carried out based on information that underage couples were staying in lodges skipping tution classes.

During the raid, the police also arrested four women engaged in prostitution.

The police raided the hotels following a court order. 

The children were warned and were released after their parents were summoned to the police.

Police also issued a notice to the management of the lodges for allowing underage couples in their rooms.

The four women arrested over prostitution will be produced in court, police said.