Hirunika Premachandra, formerly a parliamentarian with the SJB, faced accusations of abducting, assaulting, and unlawfully detaining Amila Priyanka Amarasinghe, a shop employee in Dematagoda. According to Amarasinghe's testimony, the incident occurred following a relationship he had developed with a woman named Chamila Geethani, who frequented the textile shop where he worked.
The court heard that Amarasinghe was abducted by individuals arriving in a Defender vehicle. Although seven individuals identified as Premachandra's supporters pleaded guilty in 2017, Premachandra herself did not admit guilt to the charges brought against her.