Sri Lanka, April 19 -- Sri Lanka Police have launched an investigation into a viral video circulating on social media, showing a female tuition teacher being escorted by police motorcycles and vehicles to an event organized by her.

Police Media Spokesperson SSP Buddhika Manathunga confirmed that the individual in question is a private tuition teacher who conducts classes for students preparing for the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination.

Addressing the controversy, SSP Manathunga explained that the Sri Lanka Police may provide officers and vehicles for specific public affairs - such as for filming a movie - but only after a thorough intelligence review of the request and its context, including the script.

He further clarified that police o...