Sri Lanka, May 8 -- Minister of Women and Child Affairs Saroja Savithri Paulraj says that she has requested the parents of the Grade 10 student-who reportedly died by suicide following an alleged sexual assault by a teacher-to file a formal complaint with the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA), and that the complaint has not been filed as of yet.

The Minister's comments came in response to allegations made by MP Mano Ganesan, who questioned whether government action had been delayed because the owner of the tuition center-where the student was allegedly verbally abused again after the incident-is affiliated with the National People's Power (NPP).

Commenting further, Paulraj noted: "We have obtained a JMO [Judicial Medical Office...