Sri Lanka, March 4 -- By Shane Seneviratne

March 04 - IGP Deshabandu Thennakoon said hiring of experienced police and security force personnel of marksmanship by underworld gangs has been going on unchecked since long and that and effective mechanism would be worked out to prevent such malpractices.

During his meeting with the Mahanayake Theras of Malawatta and Asgiriya Chapters during his visit on Saturday (02) to Kandy on assuming duties as IGP he said the police officer who went abroad due to death threats from the underworld as he claimed had sought permission to go abroad with his family several months ago and that it was in doubt whether he complained on death threats to meet that object.

The IGP who visited Sri Dalada Maligawa p...