Five suspects, including the main accused, have been arrested by police over an incident in which a woman was assaulted and her hair forcibly cut at a shop in the Ragama area.

Police said the arrests were made based on video footage that circulated on social media. Following the incident, officers recorded a statement from the victim and referred her to the Ragama Teaching Hospital for a medical examination.

The main suspect is a 27-year-old resident of Ragama. Four others aged 20, 21, 22, and 23 — from Rajanganaya, Kadawatha, Ragama, and Trincomalee — were also taken into custody.

All suspects are due to be produced before the Welisara Magistrate’s Court on April 18.

Further investigations are being carried out by the Ragama Police. (Newswire)

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