Two individuals, including a Police Constable, have been arrested for aiding suspended Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon to evade arrest.
According to the Police Media Spokesman, the suspects had aided Tennakoon to evade the Police from 27 February to 19 March.
The arrested Police Constable is attached to the Special Protection Division, while the other individual is a resident of Thalawathugoda.
Deshabandu Tennakoon was wanted in connection with the shooting incident in front of a prominent hotel in Weligama in 2023.
He is accused of orchestrating the shooting involving officers from the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD), Weligama Police, and the Special Task Force, which resulted in the death of a CCD officer and injuries to another.
After an open warrant was issued to arrest Deshabandu Tennakoon, he surrendered before the Matara Magistrate’s Court after evading arrest for 20 days.
He has been remanded until 03 April 2025 and is currently being held at the Dumbara Prison in Kandy. (Newswire)