Premawathie Manamperi
Premawathie Manamperi | |
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| ප්රේමවතී මනම්පේරි | |
| Born | 18 January 1949 |
| Died | 17 April 1971 (aged 22) Kataragama, Sri Lanka |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Body discovered | Kataragama |
| Education | Kataragama Vidyalaya |
| Known for | Murder and torture victim |
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Premawathi Manamperi (18 January 1949 – 17 April 1971) was a woman from Kataragama, Sri Lanka. She was arrested on suspicion of leading a rebel group that disturbed the country in 1971. That year, she was handed over to the army where she was tortured, possibly raped and paraded naked through the streets, and killed. Her death is a prominent event in Sri Lankan crime history.