Krishanti Kumaraswamy
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Krishanti Kumaraswamy (Tamil: கிருஷாந்தி குமாரசுவாமி), also spelled Krishanthi Kumaraswamy, was a Tamil woman in Sri Lanka who was raped and murdered on 7 September 1996 by six Sri Lankan Army soldiers; the effort to bring her assailants to justice became a cause célèbre as a part of the protest against atrocities committed by the Sri Lankan Army during the Sri Lankan Civil War.
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Krishanti Kumaraswamy கிருஷாந்தி குமாரசுவாமி | |
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Born | 1977 |
Died | September 7, 1996(1996-09-07) (aged 18–19) Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Education | Chundikuli Girls High School |
Occupation | Student |
Parent(s) | Rassammah and Kumaraswamy |
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