8 cases · 1951–2019
Sri Lanka: true crime and tragedy cases
8 documented cases across 3 cities in Sri Lanka. Sourced, with timelines, on the map.
Category mix
Murder 1Missing Person 1Unsolved Case 3Major Tragedy 3
Cities
Cases
Western Province, Sri Lanka, Colombo · 2019 · Major Tragedy · SolvedThe 2019 Easter Sunday Attacks›Meethotamulla, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Colombo · 2017 · Major Tragedy · ClosedMeethotamulla Garbage Dump Collapse›Western Province, Sri Lanka, Colombo · 2010 · Missing Person · Under InvestigationThe Disappearance of Cartoonist Prageeth Eknaligoda›Ratmalana, Western Province, Sri Lanka, Colombo · 2009 · Unsolved Case · UnsolvedThe Assassination of Lasantha Wickrematunge›Rajagiriya, Western Province, Sri Lanka, Colombo · 2005 · Murder · SolvedThe Royal Park Murder›Peraliya, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Hikkaduwa · 2004 · Major Tragedy · ClosedPeraliya Tsunami Train Disaster›Western Province, Sri Lanka, Moratuwa · 1990 · Unsolved Case · UnsolvedThe Murder of Richard de Zoysa›Western Province, Sri Lanka, Colombo · 1951 · Unsolved Case · UnsolvedThe Sathasivam Murder Case›