Krishanti Kumaraswamy
Krishanti Kumaraswamy கிருஷாந்தி குமாரசுவாமி | |
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Krishanti Kumaraswamy | |
| Born | 1977 |
| Died | 7 September 1996 (aged 18–19) Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
| Education | Chundikuli Girls High School |
| Occupation | Student |
| Parent(s) | Rassammah and Kumaraswamy |
Krishanti Kumaraswamy (Tamil: கிருஷாந்தி குமாரசுவாமி), also spelled Krishanthi Kumaraswamy, was a Tamil schoolgirl in Jaffna, 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.