Fifteen DIGs transferred

Ridma Dissanayake

Inspector General of Police (IGP) N. K. Illangakoon has immediately transferred 15 Deputy Inspector Generals (DIGs) with the approval of Defence and Urban Development Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa with effect from February 17.

Accordingly, Jaffna district DIG K. E. I. Perera was transferred as the DIG of the Personnel and Administrative Division, Trincomalee district DIG Ravi Wijegunawardena was transferred as the DIG of the Crime and Police Narcotic Bureau, Vavuniya district DIG K. H. Jayaweera was transferred as the DIG of the Welfare Division and Kilinochchi district DIG N. D. Daluwaththa was transferred as the DIG of Galle district.

Matara and Hambanthota districts DIG M. A. C. U. Mannanayake was transferred as the DIG of the Presidential Security Division, Batticaloa district DIG A. R. Waidyalankara was transferred as the DIG of Police Headquarters, Colombo (central) Division, DIG L. K. B. M. Perera was transferred as the DIG of Matara and Hambanthota district, DIG B. P. I. Karunaratne was transferred as the DIG of Jaffna District from the Asset Management Division and Galle district DIG R. A. D. N. R. Padmasiri was transferred as the DIG of Polonnaruwa district.

Transport Division DIG H. D. K. A. C. Jayasekara was transferred as the DIG of Kilinochchi and Mullativu districts, DIG W. W. H. S. K. S. Wickremasinghe was transferred as the DIG of Vavuniya and Mannar districts from the Ministers’ Security Division, DIG W. A. D. P. Ganegama was transferred as the DIG of Puttalam district from Kandy division, DIG K. E. R. I. Fernando was transferred as the DIG of Moneragala district from Nugegoda Division.

DIG V. Indran was transferred as the DIG of Batticaloa district from the Investigation and Revision Division and DIG S. Mahesh Perera was transferred as the DIG of Trincomalee District from Kelaniya division.