Acting IGP advises transfer of Welikada OIC over youth s death in authorities custody

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Priyantha Weerasuriya, has suggested to the National Police Commission that the
Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Welikada Police Station be transferred to enable an objective query into the death of a youth in cops custody
in the early hours of April 2, 2025
Furthermore, the Acting IGP has actually taken steps to suspend a Police Sergeant and a Police Constable (PC) connected to Welikada Police,
according to the Police Media Division.