Suspect first saw 16-year-old victim on Tik Tok

Main suspect arrested: School girl’s death in Kalutara

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The 29-year-old main suspect who had brought the 16-year old school girl to a hotel in Kalutara and whose naked body was later found near the railway line, has been detained for further questioning following his arrest in Hikkaduwa early last morning.

The Kalutara South Police had launched investigations after the naked body of the girl was found near the railway line behind a hotel on the main street of Galle Road in Kalutara. Police said the deceased girl is a resident of Nagoda, Kalutara.

Investigations revealed that the main suspect was working as a seizer in a well-known leasing company.

The suspect, Danushka Gayan Sahabandu, a resident of Isuru Uyana in Kalutara was arrested while hiding at a friend's house in the Hikkaduwa area after two days of the incident. An anonymous person from a nearby house reportedly provided information about him to the police.

Investigations revealed that the suspect had been planning to go overseas and was absconding till then.

It was revealed that the suspect was married and the police also found out that he was a person who entered into a new marriage while still in a previous marriage. Police recorded statements from both his wives.

The police obtained a detention order for further questioning and to determine what kind of relationship he had with the 16-year-old Sihara Nirmani. It was reported in the investigations that the suspect had met the victim girl only on two occasions.

The suspect reportedly confessed to the police that he had seen the girl only once before the day of her death.

He told the police that he had got to know the girl who was studying in a Kalutara school through a Tik Tok video and maintained contact with her first and then got to know her friends.

Police said the suspect had brought the girl to the hotel and another young woman, a friend of the deceased girl and another male had also accompanied them.

Police said the group had rented two rooms on the third floor of the five-storeyed hotel and stayed there.

The family members of the deceased girl claimed that the girl had left the house informing them that she was going for a ‘Dansala’ with her friend.

They had reportedly consumed alcohol in one room, although they had rented two rooms in the hotel.

Later, the other young couple had reportedly left the hotel informing the main suspect that they would return few minutes later.

The main suspect, who went to his own room with the girl, came out in about 20 minutes and he called the man who had left the hotel and informed him that the girl took off her clothes and jumped out of the window.

Police said the hotel employees had witnessed the suspect male leaving the hotel after the young couple had left the hotel in a panic mode.

It was reported that the young couple who had arrived at the scene where the girl was lying on a railway track, had removed her from the track and left.

A person, who had come to the hotel later, had informed the hotel staff that a woman was lying naked on the railway track near the hotel.

Police arrested the young couple and the driver of the car in which the group including the deceased girl had arrived at the particular hotel. They were ordered to be remanded till May 15, after being produced before the Kalutara Magistrate’s Court on Sunday.

However, the main suspect had fled the area after the incident and several police teams were deployed to arrest him.

The suspect was produced before the Kalutara Magistrate’s Court.

Police said investigations will also be conducted on whether the suspect is in any way related to organized crime gangs, or whether he has any links to drug trafficking. (Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya and D.G Sugathapala)

Comments - 20

Scott Yard Wednesday, 10 May 2023 02:27 PM

Before finding his involvement in other crimes first find out whether he indeed killed the girl. What was he doing when she took time to undress herself naked and jump out of the window? Was he simply awaiting the outcome

Samuel Thursday, 11 May 2023 10:54 AM

You'll be surprised how fast a girl can discard her clothes totally. This was certainly not a striptease.

Rohan Wednesday, 10 May 2023 02:48 PM

In almost 99% of all rape cases in Sri Lanka women do not get killed like what happens in North India or in the Western Countries. Look again at the photo of the main suspect, his skin pigmentation is white. He may have biological connection to North India or Western Countries.

Curious Wednesday, 10 May 2023 09:41 PM

Human behaviour has got nothing to do with colours. Both the girls are students. Adult behaviour of school children in Sri Lanka is a matter of concern.

Zebra Friday, 12 May 2023 03:33 AM

Skin colour has nothing to do with an individual's behaviour.

Cheers Wednesday, 10 May 2023 04:10 PM

Mentally diagnosed jvp aragala karuwo

lankaputha Wednesday, 10 May 2023 10:40 PM

Kindly check the SLPP candidate list from Kaluthara where Rohita has signed. Look at the leader's name... You find something ?

Aram Wednesday, 10 May 2023 05:22 PM

Those who publicize video on tik tok are not from good family,it's a general fact nowadays

Zebra Friday, 12 May 2023 03:34 AM

I don't have a good opinion of TikTok either but saying this here like this sounds like blaming the victim. Ultimately, it's the dirty scumbag who did this to her who's to blame.

Aram Wednesday, 10 May 2023 05:22 PM

Those who publicize video on tik tok are not from good family,it's a general fact nowadays

Aram Wednesday, 10 May 2023 05:22 PM

Those who publicize video on tik tok are not from good family,it's a general fact nowadays

CID on wild goose chase again look about links to drug trafficking Wednesday, 10 May 2023 06:49 PM

No point investigating suspect for organized crime gangs, or whether he has any links to drug trafficking. How is that in anyway related to the murder. There are plenty of murderers who have no connections to criminals.

Karalasingam Sivalingam Wednesday, 10 May 2023 07:30 PM

No young girl would stripe herself and jump over the window. Only kids will believe this kind of story. A deep investigation required

Quo vadis Thursday, 11 May 2023 07:07 AM

Some hypnotic drug may been given to the girl. Girl would have gone ballistic and refused coitus and this tattooed ape would have defenestrated her.

Comminsense Thursday, 11 May 2023 07:32 AM

Obviously the suspect caused the distress for her to jump. A girl bold enough to indulge with a man alone cannot get upset over a telephone call. Are the investigators dumb?

Be Fair Thursday, 11 May 2023 07:54 AM

Very sad that the name of the victim is revealed

Ceylonese Thursday, 11 May 2023 09:12 AM

May be what the suspect saying is true, Victim was insane , striped the clothes and jumped off the window. Or may be the victim realised at the last moment that what she was about to do or did and wanted to kill her self and jumped off the window. But this is unlikely, as the body was lying on the railway track. Or may be after she had jumped, the suspect went down and laid the body on the railway track to get rid of the evidence. High chances the suspect is lying, post mortem will reveal many things. Strange that he is not connected to any politicos.

NIghtOwl Thursday, 11 May 2023 11:35 AM

I don't understand the fun the news outlets have in repeatedly mentioning the fact the body of the girl was found Naked. It's a world-known fact now. why should it be repeatedly mentioned? Also, the person is a seizer of LO*C. Please reveal such facts also so that corporates will take reputational risk as a matter of serious concern and conduct stringent vetting process.

NightOwl Thursday, 11 May 2023 11:36 AM

Tiktok is banned in India and US. We also should do

Andrew Silva Saturday, 13 May 2023 10:32 AM

It is alleged that the suspect is linked to Baby Namal. Will it be the same result as the Thadurdeen case.

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