He is best known for his assault on Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on 30 July 1987 at the President's House, Colombo, in what some claimed to be an assassination attempt.
[1] Born in Boossa, Ratgama in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka; Rohana studied at Gintota Maha Vidyalaya and passed his O Level examinations.
Rohana was quickly restrained by Lieutenant Mendis and the Chief Petty Officer of the detachment along with other security personnel and Sri Lankan police.
[2] Prosecuted by Senior State Counsel Captain Raja Fernando, his defence team included Sarath Wijesinghe, Susil Premajayantha and Donald Hewagama.
The court martial found him guilty of attempted culpable homicide not amounting to murder and insulting the Indian Prime Minister.