SYDNEY: Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka, who was with the national squad for T20 World Cup in Australia, has been arrested on charges of sexual assault in Sydney.
The 31-year-old Gunathilaka was arrested and taken to Sydney City police
station in the wee hours of Sunday following an investigation into the
alleged sexual assault of a woman on November 2.
The left-handed batter played against Namibia in the first-round match of
the ongoing T20 World Cup and was out for a duck. Later, he was ruled out of
the tournament due to an injury even as the team qualified for the Super 12
stage. The Lankan team finished fourth in Group 1.
The New South Wales police, on its website, has also mentioned about the
arrest of an unnamed Sri Lankan national. “Sex Crimes Squad detectives have
charged a Sri Lankan national following an investigation into the alleged
sexual assault of a woman in Sydney’s east last week,” the report said.
