<p>Colombo: Doctors in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a> on Wednesday launched a 24-hour strike following the rape of a female doctor in Anuradhapura in the North Central province.</p>.<p>The 32-year-old doctor was sexually abused on Monday night while she was returning to her accommodation after the night shift.</p>.<p>Someone who walked behind her pointed a knife at her and raped her, the police said.</p>.In hiding since fatal shooting incident, Sri Lanka's fugitive police chief petitions court to prevent arrest.<p>The Government Medical Officer’s Association (GMOA), the doctors’ trade union, announced a 24-hour strike, calling for the suspect’s arrest.</p>.<p>The suspect was arrested on Wednesday and has been identified as a military deserter who had been freed from jail three days ago for a drug offence.</p>.<p>However, even after the arrest, the trade union said they would continue with the strike.</p>.<p>“We are showing our solidarity with her to highlight the seriousness of the situation. It is not just doctors, all female health workers are under threat and they are in a state of shock," Dr Chamil Wijesinghe, the GMOA spokesman said.</p>
<p>Colombo: Doctors in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</a> on Wednesday launched a 24-hour strike following the rape of a female doctor in Anuradhapura in the North Central province.</p>.<p>The 32-year-old doctor was sexually abused on Monday night while she was returning to her accommodation after the night shift.</p>.<p>Someone who walked behind her pointed a knife at her and raped her, the police said.</p>.In hiding since fatal shooting incident, Sri Lanka's fugitive police chief petitions court to prevent arrest.<p>The Government Medical Officer’s Association (GMOA), the doctors’ trade union, announced a 24-hour strike, calling for the suspect’s arrest.</p>.<p>The suspect was arrested on Wednesday and has been identified as a military deserter who had been freed from jail three days ago for a drug offence.</p>.<p>However, even after the arrest, the trade union said they would continue with the strike.</p>.<p>“We are showing our solidarity with her to highlight the seriousness of the situation. It is not just doctors, all female health workers are under threat and they are in a state of shock," Dr Chamil Wijesinghe, the GMOA spokesman said.</p>