July 23, Colombo: Sri Lanka's National Child Protection Authority has received 200 complaints within the first 24 hours of introducing a hotline to lodge public complaints on child abuse.

The Chairman of the Child Protection Authority Anoma Dissanayake told media that most of the complaints were regarding child abuse in the hands of the parents and teachers.

Seven NCPA officials and four police officers have been attached to the unit to receive complaints on child abuse cases 24 hours of the day.

The Chairman said that the alleged teachers would be warned to refrain from rights violations and legal action would follow only if they continue such acts.

According to statistics, cases of child abuse and infringements of child rights in Sri Lanka have more than tripled since 2005.