The Colombo High Court issued a warrant for the arrest of two accused in the Nipuna Ramanayake assault case.

The Colombo High Court today issued a warrant for the arrest of two accused, including the wife of former DIG Vass Gunawarden, for their failure to appear before the court in connection with the Nipuna Ramanayake assault case.

The Attorney General had filed indictments against eight accused, including former DIG Vass Gunawardena, his son Ravindu Vass Gunawardena, and wife Shyamali Priyadarshani Perera, for allegedly abducting and assaulting Nipuna Ramanayake, a student attached to the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) in August 2009.

Two accused, Shyamali Priyadarshani Perera, the wife of former DIG Vass Gunawardene, and Sub Inspector Indika Pushpa Kumara, were not present in court when the case was taken up for trial before High Court Judge Amal Ranaraja.

The Attorney General had filed indictments against former DIG Vass Gunawardena and seven others, including his son Ravindu Vass Gunawardena and wife Shyamali Priyadarshani Perera, under 13 counts, including abducting and assaulting Nipuna Ramanayake.

Five police officers attached to the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) were among the people who were indicted by the Attorney General.

They were: Indika Pushpa Kumara, P. D. Priyankara de Silva, Y. M. Lakshman Thilakarathne, D. M. S Sandun Dissanayake, and Saman Vithana. At the time of the incident, Vass Gunawardena was the Director of the CCD.