The thief who entered the garden, claiming a snake had come, tied up the residents and also molested them.

A highly shocking incident has been reported from Ragama, Kurukulawa area, where a person, cunningly entering a house by claiming a snake had entered the garden, brutally assaulted two elderly women residing there and severely sexually abused another woman. This crime occurred at a house located on Kurukulawa Temple Road, and the suspect involved in the incident has now been taken into police custody.

Police investigations have revealed that this incident took place on the morning of the 3rd or a date close to it. The suspect arrived at the house, diverted the residents' attention by claiming a snake had entered the garden, and then forcibly entered the house. Subsequently, he assaulted and injured the two elderly women, aged 85 and 79, who were present in the house, with a sharp weapon. After the assault, the suspect tied their hands and feet, stuffed cloth into their mouths, and confined them to two rooms in the house.

A short while after this horrific incident, their 49-year-old niece, who lives with the two elderly women, arrived home. By the time she arrived, the suspect was already hiding behind a door in a room of the house. The suspect then assaulted the 49-year-old woman who entered the house and subjected her to severe sexual abuse.

Investigations have further confirmed that after the inhumane abuse and assaults, the suspect fled the scene, taking money from the house and several pieces of jewelry of immeasurable value.

The two elderly women, aged 85 and 79, who were injured by the suspect's brutal assault, are currently admitted to Ragama Hospital and receiving treatment. Furthermore, steps have been taken to present the 49-year-old woman who faced severe sexual abuse to the forensic medical officer at Ragama Hospital. The suspect, who committed the crime and fled, later surrendered to the police through a lawyer and has since been taken into police custody. The police are currently conducting a comprehensive investigation into the incident.