Deshabandu Tennakoon | |
|---|---|
| 36th Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka) | |
| In office 26 February 2024 Acting: 29 November 2023–26 February 2024[1] – 24 July 2024 (suspended) | |
| Preceded by | C. D. Wickramaratne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 March 1971 |
| Profession | Police officer |
Tennakoon Mudiyanselage Wanshalankara Deshabandu Tennakoon (born 7 March 1971), known as Deshabandu Tennakoon (Sinhala: දේශබන්දු තෙන්නකෝන්), is a controversial Sri Lankan police officer. He was the first de facto Inspector General of the Sri Lankan Police. The Supreme Court suspended him on 24 July 2024.[2][3]
- ^ Abayasinghe, Shiromi; Sriyantha, Rakshana (26 February 2024). "The New Inspector General of Police is Deshabandu Tennakoon". Dinamina (in Sinhala). Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon appointed as Acting IGP". Hiru News.
- ^ "CC approves Acting IGP's appointment". DailyNews. December 1, 2023.