Several senior police officers moved with National Police Commission approval.!

Several senior gazetted officers have been shifted and appointed to new roles with immediate effect, the Police head office has announced.

Accordingly, senior gazetted officers have been moved following approval by the National Police Commission.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mohan Lal Siriwardana has been named as the Director (Investigation) of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). He earlier worked as the SSP in charge of the Financial Crimes Investigation Division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the Police head office said in a statement.

The list of the transfers and new appointments of senior officers are as follows:

1. SSP M.S. Mohan Lal – Appointed as Director (Investigation), CIABOC.
2. Superintendent of Police A.S.K. Bandara – Moved from the Ampara Division to the Criminal Investigation Department.
3. Assistant Superintendent of Police W.T. Anuranga – Moved from the Mount Lavinia Police Division to the Criminal Investigation Department.
4. Assistant Superintendent of Police B.L.A. Prasanna – Shifted from the Elpitiya Police Division to the Nugegoda Police Division.
5. Assistant Superintendent of Police M.D.P. Deepthi Kumara – Shifted from the Nugegoda Police Division to the Elpitiya Police Division.

In addition, the following changes and appointments of OICs have also been approved by the National Police Commission and will take effect at once:

1. Chief Inspector of Police J.D.D.C. Jayakody – Moved from the post of OIC, Balangoda Police, to the Badulla Police Division for normal duties.
2. Chief Inspector of Police W.D.K.C. Navaratne – Moved from the Colombo Central Range to work as OIC, Balangoda Police Station.
3. Chief Inspector of Police R.P.C.U. Rajapaksa – Transferred from the Human Resources Management Division to work as OIC, Udawalawe Police Station.
4. Chief Inspector of Police B.P.L. Fernando – Moved from the Gampola Police Head Office as Inspector of Police to the Batticaloa Police Division for normal duties.
5. Chief Inspector of Police K.M.D.N.D. Kangara – Moved from the role of OIC, Delft Police, to the Gampola Police Head Office as Inspector of Police.
6. Chief Inspector of Police K.W.C.N. Abenarayana – Shifted from the post of OIC, Ankumbura Police, to take up duties as OIC, Delft Police.
7. Chief Inspector of Police S.S.K. Rathnayake – Shifted from the post of OIC, Ankumbura Police, to take up duties in the Matale Police Division as OIC.
8. Chief Inspector of Police D.G.S. Wijesinghe – Transferred from the post of OIC, Nawakurunduwatte Police, to the Gampaha Police Division for general duties as Inspector of Police.
9. Inspector of Police M.H.N. Tharaka – Moved from the post of OIC, Bemmulla Police, to take up duties as OIC, Poovarasankulam Police Station.
10. Inspector of Police S.M.N.N. Siripathi – Moved from the Negombo Police Division to take up duties as OIC, Bemmulla Police Station.