Sri Lanka, April 23 -- A Committee of Inquiry headed by a Supreme Court Judge has been appointed to investigate the allegations of misconduct and abuse of power against Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon.

The committee is chaired by Supreme Court Justice Preethi Padman Surasena, with Justice Neil Iddawala and the Chairman of the National Police Commission (NPC), Lalith Ekanayake, serving as its members.

A resolution to appoint a Committee of Inquiry for the removal of Deshabandu Tennakoon from his position as IGP due to alleged misconduct and abuse of power was passed in Parliament on April 08.

A total of 151 Members of Parliament (MPs) voted in favour of the resolution, presented by National People's Power MP Lakma...