PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi, who arrived here Friday (11) morning, received a detailed briefing on the alleged gang-rape of a young woman in his constituency and asked officials to take the strictest possible action against those involved.
The prime minister was briefed by the police commissioner, divisional commissioner and district magistrate on the "recent criminal rape incident in the city".
"He instructed them to take the strictest possible action against the culprits and to implement appropriate measures to prevent such incidents in the future," it said.
The case involves the alleged gang-rape of a 19-year-old woman by 23 individuals over six days.
According to police, the accused drugged the victim and moved her between several hotels for the duration of the abuse.
As of Monday, six of the accused had been arrested. (PTI)
A youth carries an elderly man as they wade through a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Wellampitiya on the outskirts of Colombo on November 30, 2025. The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah has risen to at least 334 people across Sri Lanka, with nearly 400 still missing, the Disaster Management Centre said on November 30. Getty Images
A man carries his cat across a flooded road in Wellampitiya on the outskirts of Colombo on November 29, 2025. Sri Lanka made an appeal for international assistance on November 29 as the death toll from heavy rains and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah rose to 123, with another 130 reported missing. Getty Images