"Showed bottoms because of foreign lady's challenge" -- Kurunegala boys

"Showed bottoms because of foreign lady's challenge" -- Kurunegala boys

Five suspects connected to the incident of capturing photos at Sigiriya Pidurangala Rajamaha Vihara site and have subsequently posted those on facebook were taken into custody yesterday.

The suspected boys were hailing from Kurunegala and Galwela and they were apprehended by Sigiriya police on offences of having displayed their nudity across photos and further for circulating

those photos. It was learned that these boys have finished their schooling recently and are now engaged in picnics for fun's sake.

In the meantime two of the boys have said that they in fact have no connection with the above offences as such. What they said was that although they joined others in the group on this trip, that they had objected in capturing nude photos; but refuting their pleas had appeared in nude and photos were taken. As a result, statements of both boys were recorded and were released after considering the two of them as witnesses, police say.

In the process, what the other three boys said was that they have posted those nude photos in the facebook on the challenge thrown at them by a foreign lady asking them to appear in that manner from on top of Pidurangala rock. We actually thought that this would turn out to be a 'hit' and thus posted them in the facebook ... but did not feel the gravity about the act. In fact, nobody as such made any remarks about photos of the foreigner displaying the bottom, no. She had challenged ... "if you'll can ... go to Pidurangala and do like this" "So we also thought of going there and doing likewise", the boys remarked.

While some others have joined this group, they still have not been identified. The three suspects are expected to be produced before Dambulla courts. Meanwhile Sigiriya police are conducting further inquiries in connection with this incident.