The deceased has been identified as 46-year-old Poobalan Jayakumar. He had been detained at the Jaffna Prison facility while facing legal proceedings over his alleged involvement in the shocking 2015 crime.
The brutal abduction, gang rape, and murder of 18-year-old Sivaloganathan Vidya in Punkudutivu, Jaffna, sparked nationwide outrage and triggered widespread protests demanding justice at the time.
