Sri Lanka, Feb. 22 -- Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya has revealed that a total of 58 organized criminal gangs and around 1,400 individuals associated with them have been identified across the country.

In a special press conference held today (22) at the Government Information Department, he reported that 17 shooting incidents and 5 incidents of persons hacked to death have occurred within this year alone.

The Acting IGP confirmed that out of these, investigations into a total of 17 incidents have already been completed.

The Acting IGP further noted that certain members of both the police force and the Tri-Forces were found to be directly and indirectly involved in some of these incidents, leading to the ...