Sri Lanka, March 11 -- Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala states that the suspect who allegedly sexually assaulted a lady doctor at the doctors' quarters of the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital last night (10), has been identified.

Speaking during today's (11) parliamentary session, the Minister revealed that the suspect is an army deserter, and that five police teams have been deployed to arrest him.

Meanwhile, the doctors at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital had launched a strike this morning, demanding the immediate arrest of the individual who allegedly sexually assaulted a female doctor at the doctors' quarters of the hospital last night.

Ada Derana reporter said that the victim, a 32-year-old female doctor, had returned t...