Vavuniya High Court Judge M.M. Mihal yesterday convicted former Senior DIG Lalith Jayasinghe for releasing the main suspect in the murder of Shivalohanathan Vidya in Punkudativu, Jaffna. Accordingly, he was sentenced to 4 years of rigorous imprisonment.
In addition, the accused has been fined Rs. 50,000, and if it is not paid, the Vavuniya High Court Judge ordered that he be sentenced to another 6 months of imprisonment with light labor. In connection with this incident, a police officer named Sirigajan was also sentenced to 4 years of rigorous imprisonment.
Seven people were convicted of the abduction, rape and murder of Sivaloganathan Vidya, a schoolgirl in Jaffna, in 2015 and have now been sentenced to death by the Jaffna High Court.
The former Senior DIG was convicted of the charge of arresting and releasing the prime suspect in the case, Suvis Kumar.