Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka virtually choked the lady throughout an alleged rape try, in response to media reviews that quoted police paperwork. The girl alleged that she was sexually assaulted 4 occasions in her dwelling at Sydney’s Rose Bay on November 2 after going out for a date with the worldwide cricketer, who was right here as a part of the Sri Lankan group for the continuing T20 World Cup. Gunathilaka, 31, was later arrested from his group resort by Sydney police, at the same time as different members of the Sri Lankan squad returned dwelling following the aspect’s exit within the Super 12 stage.

The left-handed batter has been denied bail on Monday and is going through a most sentence of 14 years in jail.

In her grievance, the lady alleged that Gunathilaka tried to choke her thrice in the course of the sexual assault.

“The complainant tried to remove the accused’s hand by grabbing his wrist, but the accused squeezed tighter around her neck,” Australian media reviews stated quoting police paperwork.

“The complainant was fearing for her life and could not get away from the accused.

“She regularly tried to tug away from the accused, a transparent indication that she was not consenting.” The next hearing in the case is set for January 12.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has taken a strong note of the incident and suspended Gunathilaka from all forms of the game.

Shamed by the incident, the Sri Lankan government has asked SLC to conduct an immediate investigation into the matter.

Gunathilaka played against Namibia in Sri Lanka’s first round match and was out for a duck.

He was later ruled out of the tournament due to an injury but stayed with the team after it qualified for the Super 12 stage.

Gunathilaka, who has represented Sri Lanka in eight Tests, 47 ODIs and 46 T20 Internationals, is no stranger to controversies.

In 2021, he was suspended by SLC for one year after he breached the team’s bio-secure bubble on the tour of England along with teammates Kusal Mendis and Niroshan Dickwella.

SLC had also handed him a six-month ban in 2018 after he had broken the team curfew. In the same year, Gunathilaka was also suspended after his unnamed friend was accused of raping a Norwegian women.

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In 2017, the board had suspended him for six limited overs games after it learnt about Gunathilaka missing training sessions and turning up for a game without his cricket gear.

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