IGP on Pre Retirement Leave

Police Chief N. K. Illangakone who is to retire from the service next month went on one week’s leave from yesterday, police sources said. Mr. Illangakoon is the 33rd Inspector General of Police in Sri Lanka, who will retire on April 12, He had decided to avail his leave entitlement  before March 30 and report for duty for the last 12 days of his tenure. The IGP is reported to be visiting each and every Senior Deputy Inspector General Range in the country to meet all the policemen and higher rankers prior to his retirement. During his absence Senior DIG VIP Protection S. M. Wickramasinghe had been appointed to act  as the Acting IGP, Police Media Unit said. However, a cold tussle war was going on  at present between three senior most officials of the Department such as Senior DIG Administration Gamini Navaratne, Senior DIG VIP Protection S. M. Wickramasinghe and Senior DIG Western Province Pujith Jayasundara for the post of IGP as the government had failed to nominate a name so far, the sources said. Senior DIG Gamini Navaratne’s is also known to reach the retirement age in a few months time.