Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) in charge of the Western Province, Deshabandu Tennakoon has been appointed as the Acting IGP of Sri Lanka.
Issuing a statement, the Police Media Unit said that the appointment was effective from today, November 29, 2023, for a period of three months.
According to reports, further decisions pertaining to the role will be made in the next three months.
The appointment comes as the incumbent IGP of Sri Lanka, C. D. Wickramaratne has completed his tenure.
Even though the IGP was set to retire earlier this year, he had received several extensions from the government.
However, IGP C.D. Wickremaratne recently informed the government that he is retiring from his position, with the Police Department confirming that the current extension has concluded. (NewsWire)
