Sathsara Nimesh is not the first person to die under unclear circumstances while in the custody of Sri Lankan police, but his death seems to have inflamed the long-running debate on police ...

The death of 25-year-old Sathsara Nimesh has triggered protests and accusations of police brutality in Sri Lanka. Nimesh's mother believes he was beaten to death. Sathsara Nimesh is not the first ...

The 25-year-old from the Badulla district in eastern Sri Lanka was attending a training course for caregivers in Colombo, the island's largest city. Police detained him on April 1 for allegedly ...