Fugitive Sri Lanka police chief surrenders after weeks on the run

Fugitive Sri Lanka police chief surrenders after weeks on the run

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's fugitive police chief surrendered to authorities and was remanded in custody on Wednesday (May 19), weeks after his arrest was ordered over a botched raid that killed a fellow officer. A magistrate in the southern town of Matara ordered Inspector-General of Police Deshabandu Tenna

Ex-IGP Deshabandu to be produced in court today - LankaXpress

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who is currently in remand custody, is scheduled to be produced before the Matara Magistrate’s Court again today (20). It has been reported that the Matara Magistrate is set to deliver the verdict on Deshabandu Tennakoon’s bail application at 2:00 p.m. today. Tennakoon, who was subject to an arrest warrant in connection with a shooting incident near a hotel in the Pelena area of Weli…

IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon, who has been suspended from service by the Supreme Court and remanded in custody, is scheduled to be produced before the Matara Magistrate's Court this morning (20). The decision regarding his bail application is scheduled to be announced at 2.00 pm today. Deshabandu Tennakoon, who had been ordered by the court to be arrested on sight, appeared before the Matara Magistrate's Court yesterday morning. There […] The post W…

Deshabandu Tennakoon Remanded Following Surrender After 20 Days in Hiding - LNW Lanka News Web

The Matara Magistrate’s Court has ordered the remand of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon until tomorrow (20). Tennakoon had been in hiding for 20 days despite an arrest warrant issued in connection with the shooting incident at the W15 Hotel in Weligama. He surrendered to the Matara Magistrate’s Court this morning (19) before being remanded. The post Deshabandu Tennakoon Remanded Following Surrender After 20 Days in …

Sri Lanka's police chief surrenders

COLOMBO, Mar 19:  Deshabandu Tennakoon, the suspended inspector general of police, surrendered to the court on Wednesday after evading arrest for over two weeks in a case related to a shooting incident in 2023. Tennakoon, who had been on a run since February 28, turned himself in at the magistrate’s court at the southern town of Matara. The court sent him to remand prison for a day. The police chief had two days ago lost his appeal at the Court …

Liquor bottles, pistol and phones seized from IGP Tennekoon's residence

Approximately 1,009 liquor bottles, including 795 foreign liquor bottles and 214 wine bottles, were found at IGP Deshabandu Tennekoon’s residence in Hokandara during a raid conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday (March 18). Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala revealed this in Parliament today (March 19). “A pistol, allegedly belonging to IGP Tennekoon, was also taken into CID custody.” He added that two Apple …