Deshabandu Tennakoon

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 byC. D. Wickramaratne
Personal details
Born (1971-03-07) 7 March 1971 (age 53)
ProfessionPolice 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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon appointed as Acting IGP". Hiru News.
  3. ^ "CC approves Acting IGP's appointment". DailyNews. December 1, 2023.