Sri Lanka, April 3 -- Former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon has been further remanded until April 10 by the Matara Magistrate's Court.

He was remanded when produced before the court today (03), following his previous remand order issued on March 20. Tennakoon had surrendered to the court on March 19, accompanied by a large group of lawyers, after evading arrest for 20 days despite an open warrant against him.

On February 27, the court ordered the arrest of Tennakoon and seven others on charges of conspiracy to commit murder in connection with a shooting incident in front of a hotel in Weligama, Matara, on December 31, 2023. His writ petition seeking an interim injunction against the arrest warrant was dismissed by the Court of Appeal.

During...