Charmer invited home to cure father ends up raping minor girl

• Published date: 07 February 2023
• Publication title: Daily Mirror

The Opatha police have commenced an investigation to arrest a charmer (Kapua) who allegedly raped a twelve-year-old minor girl at a house in Opatha, Galle while performing a Pooja for 8 days.

Police said that a woman had brought the suspect charmer to her house to remove an alleged curse on her husband. The custodian had reportedly performed a ritual on her husband.

The charmer who saw the girl in the house, told the residents that he could invoke a divine blessing upon their daughter after performing the Pooja for eight days and the parents then gave their consent to do so.

According to the police, the Kapuwa spent time with the girl in a room of the house and on the night of the final day, he told everyone except the girl to leave the house until he calls them to get back. The parents had consented.

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