A priest who allegedly raped a 20-year-old girl by giving her a ganja infused roti was arrested by the Oddusuddan Police.

The 33-year-old resident of Suranagar, Trincomalee has been arrested.The priest had allegedly raped a young woman residing in Puttur, Jaffna.

According to the police, this young woman had attended a pooja held at the Kovil with her relatives and the priest had told the relatives that she was unhealthy.

Saying that he has a treatment for the diseases inside her body, he has expressed his willingness to do the treatment for her free of charge.Accordingly, the priest had visited the girl’s relative’s house near the Kovil to treat her on May 16.Having gone inside a room, the priest had started his treatment by giving her a roti infused with ganja and making her consume alcohol.The priest had told her relatives not to enter the room no matter what noise that may come from the room.

Accordingly, although she had screamed, no one had entered the room to check up on her.Meanwhile, police said that investigations are being conducted to arrest the relatives of the girl for aiding and abetting the crime.