Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka, who was included within the nationwide squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia, has been arrested on costs of sexual harassment. Team sources gave this data on Sunday.
It is realized that 31-year-old Gunathilaka was arrested and brought to Sydney City Police Station within the early hours of Sunday following an investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a lady on November 2.
“Daushka Gunathilaka has been arrested for an alleged rape. The Sri Lankan workforce has left Australia with out him.
Sri Lanka have been knocked out of the match after shedding to England on Sunday.
The left-handed batsman performed in opposition to Namibia within the first spherical match of the continuing T20 World Cup and was dismissed for zero.
Later, he was dominated out of the match as a consequence of damage whereas the workforce certified for the Super 12 stage. Sri Lanka’s workforce completed fourth in Group 1.
The New South Wales Police additionally talked about the arrest of an unidentified Sri Lankan nationwide on their web site.
“Sexual Crime Squad detectives have charged a Sri Lankan national following an investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a woman east of Sydney last week,” the report stated.
Earlier this week, a 29-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at a residence in Rose Bay, in line with particulars on the Web.
“The girl met the person after speaking with him for a number of days by a web-based courting utility; It is alleged that he sexually assaulted her on the night of Wednesday, November 2, 2022.
“As part of the ongoing investigation, a crime scene was investigated by specialist police at an address in Rose Bay yesterday. After further questioning, a 31-year-old man was found at a hotel on Sussex Street in Sydney today (Sunday). 6 November 2022) was arrested shortly before 1 pm,” the report stated.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is but to situation a press release on the matter.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
