Nov 26, Colombo: Sri Lanka police this evening arrested the main suspect of a gang who raped and robbed an elderly German woman recently.

Police spokesman SSP Ranjith Gunasekara said a special police team in Marawila made the arrest in a special raid conducted on a civilian tip.

When the suspect was arrested police found some of the robbed gold jewellery, police spokesman added.

Few days ago a gang raped the German woman in a guest house in Marawila and robbed nearly 30 million rupees worth of jewelries.