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Lanka police chief surrenders after weeks on run
Gulf Today
|March 20, 2025
Sri Lanka’s fugitive police chief surrendered to authorities and was remanded in custody on Wednesday, weeks after his arrest was ordered over a botched raid that killed a fellow officer.
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A magistrate in the southern town of Matara ordered Inspector-General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon to be held in custody until Thursday, when his bail application will be considered.
Tennakoon stands accused of authorising an ill-fated drug bust in 2023, allegedly against internal regulations, that sparked a gun battle between competing police units.
He surrendered after police raided his private home on Tuesday, and seized over 1,000 bottles of liquor, his service revolver, and two phones.
This story is from the March 20, 2025 edition of Gulf Today.
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