FCID Head Waidyalankara Allowed Optional Retirement  

The National Police Commission (NPC) has turned down a recommendation by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara and the Law and Order Ministry to send the Head of the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) DIG Ravi Waidyalankara on retirement subject to disciplinary inquiries. Having considered ongoing inquiry against the FCID head by the Special Police Investigative Unit in addition to a probe by the Bribery Commission, this recommendation was made.

However, the National Police Commission said he should be allowed to retire under the normal procedure. Accordingly, he will be entitled to pension benefits from the day of retirement without waiting for them to be given after the completion of inquiries pending against him.