NPP Provincial Councillor remanded for assaulting a female employee at his biscuit factory

A Polgahawela Pradeshiya Sabha member, who was arrested on charges of sexually harassing a young female employee working in his own factory, has been remanded.

The person thus remanded is Polgahawela Pradeshiya Sabha member Wijesinghe Arachchilage Dinesh Samantha Kumara Wijesinghe, representing the National People's Power.

This arrest was made by the Potuhera Police based on a complaint filed by a twenty-year-old woman working in a biscuit manufacturing factory owned by the suspect MP. The police had reported to the court that the suspect was arrested based on the complaint received regarding the sexual harassment of the woman.

After the police presented the suspect to the court, Polgahawela Magistrate Ms. Udumbara Dassanayake, considering the facts presented, ordered today (22) that the said MP be remanded until the upcoming 5th.