Police seize 141 pornographic DVDs

by Jayampathy JAYASINGHE

The Walana Vice Squad seized a large number of pornographic DVDs following a raid on a video parlour in Horana, police Media Spokesman S. Prishantha Jayakody told the Sunday Observer.

Police seized 141 pornographic DVDs which had been downloaded from the Internet to be sold among schoolchildren in the Horana area. The video parlour between two schools in the area was patronised mostly by schoolchildren.

A pornographic DVD is sold for Rs. 50 to schoolchildren, police said.

Policemen who posed as businessmen had asked the video parlour keeper to give them 141 pornographic DVDs saying that they intended to start a business elsewhere. The policemen had paid him Rs. 15,000 for the 141 DVDs.

The suspect from Badulla had set up the video parlour business in Horana some time ago. The modus operandi of the businessmen was to download obscene films following requests by customers.

The suspect was produced in court and granted bail.

The raid was conducted by OIC Walana Vice Squad, Inspector Duminda Balasuriya.