A 26-year-old Sri Lankan, who holds UK citizenship, was arrested by the Kollupitiya police on Sunday night in connection with an alleged rape of a Norwegian woman at a star class hotel in Kollupitiya, Cricket Age reliably learns.
Police said the 23-year-old Norwegian woman had lodged a complaint with the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) police stating that she was raped at the hotel in Kollupitiya on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Sports Ministry sources said the arrested suspect is a friend of Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilake whose name had also been mentioned in the complaint lodged by the victim.
“Gunathilika name has also been mentioned in her complaint” a top official of Sports Ministry told Cricket Age.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) has also confirmed to Cricket Age that Gunathilika has been found guilty of breaching the player code of conduct.
The BIA police had handed over the investigation to the Kollupitiya Police. Police said the woman was produced to the Colombo Judicial Medical Officer for a medical examination on Sunday.
Gunathilika, a repeat offender, has been playing in the ongoing second test against South Africa and scored twin half centuries in the test.
