Sri Lanka, Feb. 27 -- A former Commissioner and a Senior Probation Officer of the Department of Probation and Child Care Services in North Central Province, who were arrested for abusing a 17-year-old girl at an orphanage in Anuradhapura in 2021, have been granted bail by the Anuradhapura Magistrate's Court.

The police had arrested a 49-year-old suspect and a 57-year-old suspect after investigations into the incident were initiated following a revelation made through the media on January 8, 2021, that illegal activities were taking place in a children's home in the Anuradhapura area.

Police said an investigation had been initiated by the Anuradhapura Police Station on a complaint received from the National Child Protection Authority (NC...