Lasantha’s Murder : Former Senior DIG Prasanna Arrested

Retired Senior DIG Prasanna Nanayakkara was  arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) last night for allegedly concealing evidence on the murder of Lasantha Wickrematunge.

He was the Senior DIG in charge of Western Province (South) at the time of Lasantha Wickramatunge’s murder while the area of Mount Lavinia also came under his jurisdiction.

He is to be produced before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate today (14).