Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been placed on compulsory leave in connection to the investigations into the Easter Sunday attacks.
The National Police Commission said SDIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been placed on leave pending a disciplinary probe.
The move comes after the Supreme Court had questioned why the National Police Commission had not initiated action against the former Chief of the State Intelligence Service, as per its court order.
The Supreme Court last week instructed the National Police Commission to adhere to the court order and take action against Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena.
The SDIG, along with former President Maithripala Sirisena, is accused of failing to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks, despite receiving intelligence information. (Newswire)