Sri Lanka, March 13 -- The suspect arrested for the sexual assault of a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital has been ordered to be detained for 48 hours for questioning after being produced before the Anuradhapura Magistrate's Court, Ada Derana reporter said.

Furthermore, his sister and another person who were arrested in connection with aiding and abetting the suspect have been ordered remanded until March 17.

Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate Nalaka Sanjeewa Jayasuriya issued the order.

According to police, the suspect's sister was arrested on charges of aiding him in evading capture, while the other individual was found in possession of a mobile phone allegedly stolen by the suspect.

On March 10, a female doctor attache...