What Happened
On 7th September 1996, 18-year-old Krishanthy Kumaraswamy was stopped at an army checkpoint in Kaithady while returning home from her Advanced Level examination. She was gang-raped and murdered by Sri Lankan soldiers.
When her mother Rasamma (a Vice Principal, age 59), brother Piranavan (a student, age 16), and neighbor Kirupamoorthy (a clerk, age 38) went to search for her, they were also detained, tortured, and killed.
The case became internationally known and soldiers were eventually convicted in a rare prosecution - one of the few cases where perpetrators faced justice.
Perpetrators
Sri Lankan Army
Sources & References
- NESOHR - Lest We Forget Volume I