Sri Lanka Arrests Ex-Navy Chief over Abduction

Sri Lanka arrests ex-navy chief over abduction

Nishantha Ulugetenne served as Sri Lanka’s ambassador to Cuba following his retirement from the navy. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Former Sri Lankan Navy Chief arrested in kidnapping, disappearance case

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities have detained former Navy Chief Admiral Nishantha Ulgama in connection with a 15-year-old kidnapping and disappearance case. According to police, Ulgama was taken into custody in 2010 over the disappearance of a 48-year-old man, who was the head of the Navy’s Intelligence Directorate at the time. A investigating officer told AFP, a foreign news agency, that after recording Ulgama’s statement, he was formally arres…

Former Navy Commander Nishantha Ulugetenne arrested by CID - LankaXpress

Former Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) Admiral (Retired) Nishantha Ulugetenne has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The former Navy Commander has been arrested over the disappearance of a youth from Pothuhera while he was functioning as the Director of Naval Intelligence. The post Former Navy Commander Nishantha Ulugetenne arrested by CID appeared first on LankaXpress.

Sri Lanka: Former Navy Commander Arrested Over Pothuhera Disappearance • Sri Lanka Brief

Colombo, July 28 — Admiral (Retired) Nishantha Ulugetenne, the 24th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, was arrested today by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in connection with the disappearance of a youth from Pothuhera. Police sources confirmed that the incident occurred during Ulugetenne’s earlier tenure as Director of Naval Intelligence, raising serious concerns about potential abuses under his command. The circumstances surroundin…