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A Sri Lankan man wanted over the alleged rape of a child in France has been arrested in the UK.

Sujanth Ketheeswararasa was detained in Liverpool city centre by officers from the National Crime Agency's (NCA) extradition unit on Wednesday, November 19.

The 30-year-old is accused of raping a young girl in France and is wanted by the French authorities.

Clare Meehan, from the NCA's joint international crime centre, said: "There is no greater priority for the NCA than protecting children from sexual abuse.

"Working with partners at home and abroad we traced and located the suspect and executed his arrest."

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Ketheeswararasa appeared at a London court on Thursday, November 20. He was remanded i

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