Suspect wanted for second-degree murder.
Det. Sgt. Frank Skubic of the homicide squad releases the identity of a murder suspect during a news conference at police headquarters Monday afternoon. (March 15, 2010)
Staff photo/ANDREW PALAMARCHUK
Police have identified a suspect in a weekend murder in Scarborough.Police allege a motorist deliberately struck a 25-year-old man in the parking lot of an adult learning centre at 1641 Pharmacy Ave. around 3:10 a.m. Saturday.Nanthi Eashan Dharmaratnam was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy found he died of blunt head and torso injuries.Seran "Kuttyshawn" Kasilingam, 28, is wanted for second-degree murder. "Mr. Kasilingam is known to have friends in the Montreal, Ottawa and Sault Ste. Marie areas," Det. Sgt. Frank Skubic told reporters during a news conference Monday. "Agencies in these areas have been contacted and are working with us."Kasilingam is brown, 5'11" tall, 230 pounds with black hair, brown eyes and a heavy build and may be driving a blue two-door 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo with Ontario licence plate BFCJ 906."He may be making efforts to dispose of that vehicle," Skubic said. "There is damage to the vehicle." Dharmaratnam is the city's 11th murder victim of 2010. Anyone with information is asked to call Skubic at 416-808-7399 or Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477).Police have also released a video appeal in the case. To see the video, visit www.youtube.com/1800222tips