Eighteen Police officers including 8 Senior DIGs and CID Director transferred

16 March 2024 08:53 am Views - 3311

Colombo, March 16 (Daily Mirror) - Eighteen police officers including 8 senior DIGs and the Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), have been transferred with immediate effect, the police said.

Accordingly, 08 Senior DIGs, one DIG, 08 Senior Superintendents of Police (SSP), and one Superintendent of Police (SP) have been transferred.

SSP K.G.A.K. Piyasekara, the Director of CID, has been transferred to the Kalutara Division, while Mount Lavinia Division SSP E.M.M.S. Dehideniya has been transferred as Director of CID.

Senior DIG K. P. M. Gunaratne has been transferred from the position of Senior DIG in charge of the Northern Province to Senior DIG in charge of the Western Province.

Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Priyantha Weerasuriya, who was in charge of the Crime and Traffic Division, has been transferred as Senior DIG in charge of the North Central Province, while Senior DIG of the Southern Province, S. C. Medawatta, has been transferred as Senior DIG of Training and Advanced Training.

Senior DIG R. L. Koditutukku has been transferred from the post of IGP Assistant Service to Senior DIG of Crime and Traffic.

Senior DIG K. V. D. A. J. Karavita has been transferred from Senior DIG Training and Advanced Training to Senior DIG Community Police and Tourism Investment, while Senior DIG M.D.R.S. Daminda has been transferred from the position of Senior DIG in charge of the North Central Province to Senior DIG of IGP Assistance Services.

The list of transferred police officers is as follows:

1. SDIG W. L. A. S. Priyantha Weerasuriya – From Crimes and Traffic Division to the North Central Province

2. SDIG S. C. Medawatta – From Southern Province to Training & Higher Training Division

3. SDIG R. L. Kodituwakku – From Support Service Division to Crimes and Traffic Division

4. SDIG M. D. R. S. Daminda – From North Central Province to Support Service Division

5. SDIG K. P. M. Gunaratna – From Northern Province to Western Province

6. SDIG K. V. D. A. J. Karavita – From Training & Higher Training Division to Community Police, Tourism & Investment Division

7. SDIG S. W. M. Senaratne – From Community Police, Tourism & Investment Division to Southern Province

8.SDIG T. C. A. Dhanapala – From Special Branch to Northern Province

9. DIG N. L. C. Sampath Kumara – From Badulla Division to Special Branch

10. SSP B. M. A. Bandaranayaka – From Negombo Division to Kandy Division

11. SSP A. G. U. C. Herath – From Police Headquarters (Private Assistant to DIG - Administration) to Kurunegala Division

12. SSP E. M. M. S. Dehideniya – From Mount Lavinia Division to Criminal Investigation Department (Director)

13. SSP B. A. E. Prasanna – From Kalutara Division to Mount Lavinia Division

14. SSL C. K. Rathnayake – From Kandy Division to Panadura Division

15. SSP P.M.D.U.B. Palihawadana – From Theldeniya Division to Kandy Division (DIG)

16. SSP K.G.A.K. Piyasekara – From CID (Director) to Kalutara Division

17. SSP W.M.S. Wedage – From Panadura Division to Theldeniya Division

18. SP T. H. E. L. Perera (Negombo Division) – Appointed as Negombo Division OIC