Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Tribunal Judge Panel In Jaffna Sentenced Seven Accused Persons To Death Over Rape And Murder Of Jaffna School Girl Vidya

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The tribunal Judge panel comprising with three High Court Judges ,Jaffna High Court Judge Manikavasagar Ilanveliyan,Vavuniya High Court Judge Balendran Shashi Mahendran and Trincomalee High Court Judge Annalingam Premashanker had today(27) sentenced seven out of nine accused persons of  rape and murder of Jaffna School Girl Shivayoganadan Vidya to death.

Two of the accused of Vidya's case have been released  by the Judge Panel due to lack of evidence against them.

The seven accused persons who received death sentence today including the main suspect Mahalingam Shashi Kumar allias "Swiss Kumar " have found guilty over abduction and rape and murder of 15 year old Jaffna School girl Shivayoganadan Vidya on 13th of May 2015 in Jaffna.

The school girl was abducted by the accused under the instructions of main suspect Swiss Kuamr who arrived in Jaffna from Switzerland to make a blue film it has been revealed.When the residents of Jaffna assaulted the main suspect Swiss Kumar after revealed he has organized the crime ,Jaffna MP  Vijaykala Maheshwaran had interfered and ordered to  release him according to reports.

The former Deputy Inspector General Of Police(DIG) in Central Province Lalith Jayasinghe too arrested over releasing the main suspect of the case Swiss Kumar after he was arrested by Police and given him police protection .However he had been released on conditional bail recently by the Court.

The Case of Vidya's Rape and Murder was heard in Kayts Magistrate Court after Kayts Police and Criminal Investigations Department (CID) arrested the suspects following an investigation on them.

Indian Media too gave much publicity for this case during the court proceedings.

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