Update: Former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon further remanded!

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By: Ovindi Vishmika

March 20, Colombo (LNW): Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon has been further remanded by the Matara Magistrate’s Court until April 3, 2025.

This decision follows his surrender to the court on March 19, after nearly 20 days of evading arrest.

Tennakoon is implicated in a shooting incident near the W15 Hotel in Weligama on December 31, 2023, which resulted in the death of a Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) officer and injuries to another.

Tennakoon’s lawyers requested bail, but the Attorney General strongly opposed it, labeling him a “notorious organized criminal”.

He is currently being held at Angunakolapelessa Prison under heavy security. The case continues to unfold with further hearings scheduled.

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