Kagusthan Ariaratnam

When Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department arrested Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay on February 25, 2026, it marked the most significant development yet in the long-running investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. The coordinated suicide attacks on April 21, 2019, killed nearly 270 people and injured hundreds more in churches and luxury hotels across Colombo and Batticaloa. The tragedy shook a country that had only recently emerged from a decades-long civil war.

The apprehension of Major General Suresh Sallay on February 25, 2026, represents a seismic shift in the long-deferred quest for accountability regarding the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.

“An Expert-Level Report: A Personal Reflection on Academic Misconduct and Exploitation” is a detailed, first-person account by Kagusthan Ariaratnam, a former child soldier and intelligence asset. In this powerful narrative, Ariaratnam reveals his harrowing experience with a prominent Sri Lankan academic and security expert, Dr. Rohan Gunaratna.