Overview
- Sri Lankan national Sujanth Ketheeswararasa, 30, was detained by the NCA’s Extradition Unit in Liverpool city centre on 19 November.
- He is wanted by French authorities in connection with the alleged rape of a young girl in France.
- He appeared at a London court on 20 November and was remanded in custody as extradition proceedings began.
- A video-link hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court is scheduled for 27 November, with a full extradition hearing listed for 26 March 2026.
- NCA official Clare Meehan said protecting children is the agency’s top priority and credited international cooperation for locating and arresting the suspect, with all allegations unproven in court.