Sri Lanka, April 4 -- Police have arrested a student, alleged to be the boyfriend of a 15-year-old schoolgirl, and six other suspects including four schoolboys in connection with the gang sexual assault on the teenage girl in question.

The arrests were made following a complaint filed by the victim's parents at the Homagama Police Station.

The schoolgirl, the victim of the gang sexual assault, has been admitted to Homagama Base Hospital for a medical examination.

She had reportedly left home, stating she was attending a tuition class, but instead met with the student alleged to be her boyfriend, police said.

The suspected student then took her to a house in the Homagama area, the residence of a friend, where the initial sexual assault...