Sri Lanka, Feb. 28 -- Colombo, Feb 28 () - Police have launched an investigation into Police Inspector Duminda Jayathilaka, the Officer In-Charge of the Organized Crime Division at the Colombo Crimes Division, who has left the country due to death threats from members of underworld gangs, targeting him and his family.

Inspector Duminda Jayathilaka reportedly left for France on February 14 from the Bandaranaike International Airport, accompanied by personal security guards, as a precaution against the threats looming over him and his family. Among the gangsters who allegedly threatened him are Kanjipani Imran and Heenatiyana Mahesh.

Inspector Jayathilaka made several statements to the media from aboard the plane about the threats he had ...