The National Police Commission (NPC) has approved the transfers of nearly 39 Senior Police officers. Among these are four Senior DIG’s, 15 DIG’s and 20 SSP’s according to NPC sources. The decisions on the transfers were taken at the NPC meeting held on Thursday (17).
Notably, the NPC has transferred out the current director of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) SSP Sujith Wedamulla to the less illustrious Police Kennels Division while the DIG of the PNB, DIG Aponsu has been transferred to the Police Grievances Division. The duo were appointed to the positions after the former DIG and Director heading the PNB were also transferred after it was revealed that a group of PNB officers were involved in a drug-smuggling racket.
Wedamulla has been replaced by SSP S.D.Wijesekara and DIG Aponsu has been replaced by the former DIG of the Tourist Division, J.A.U.P Jayasinghe.
Find the full transfer list below :
Senior DIG
SDIG Lalith Pathinayake – SDIG Sabaragamuwa to SDIG Central
SDIG W.F.U Fernando – SDIG Uva to Police HQ
SDIG K.R.R.L Fernando – From Police HQ as SDIG Sabaragamuwa and Acting SDIG Uva
Acting SDIG J.J.S.M Dharmaratne – From SDIG Central Province as SDIG Northern Province
DIG
DIG K.V.D.A.J Karawita – From DIG Badulla Division as DIG Tourist Division
DIG J.I.D.R Wijesinghe – From DIG Logistics Division as DIG Badulla Division
DIG E.M.U.V Gunaratne – From DIG Kalutara Division as DIG Media Division
DIG N.L.C Sampath Kumara – From DIG Kilinochchi Division as DIG Training Division
DIG P.K.D Priyantha – From DIG Vanni Division as DIG Kalutara Division
DIG G.N.L.A Wijesena – From DIG Batticaloa Division as DIG Logistics Division
DIG G.K.J Aponsu – From DIG Police Narcotics Bureau as DIG Police Grievances Division
DIG J.S. Wirasekara – From DIG Police Grievances Division as DIG Kilinochchi Division
DIG S.D.S.P Sandanayake – From DIG Training Division as DIG Batticaloa Division
DIG L.A Seneviratne – From DIG Public Relations and Information Technology Division as Vanni DIG Division
DIG J.A.U.P Jayasinghe – From DIG Tourist Division as DIG Police Narcotics Bureau
SSP
SSP C.M.K.D Paliskara – From PA to SDIG Sabaragamuwa as SSP Elpitiya Division
SSP E.M.G.J Seram – From Director Medical Services Division as SSP Teldeniya Division
SSP J.N. De Soysa – From SSP Colombo Central Division as Director Proposed Illegal Assets Investigation Division
SSP C.M.N. T Kumara – From SSP Kilinochchi Division as SSP Colombo Central iDivision
SSP R.J.A.B Gunathilake – From PA to SDIG Wayamba as SSP Kilinochchi DIvision
SSP Sujith Wedamulla – From Director Police Narcotics Bureau as Director Police Kennels Division
SSP Y.L. Leelawansha – From SSP Chilaw Division to Police College
SSP S.D.Wijesekara – From SSP Monaragala Division as Director Police Narcotics Bureau
SSP W.S.P De Silva – From Director Marine Division as PA to SDIG Sabaragamuwa Division
SSP A.P Nawalage – From the Colombo North Division to the Minister’s Security Division
SSP P.J.M Ariyasena – From Police Special Division as Director Police Medical Services Division
Acting SSP C.D Liyanage – From Kelaniya Division to PA to SDIG Northern Province
Acting SSP K.W.R.J Rohana – From Police Narcotics Bureau as PA to SDIG Batticaloa Division
Acting SSP R.A.R.N Rajapaksa – From President’s Security Division as Director Environmental Protection Division
