Former Senior DIG Of Central Province Lalith Jayasinghe Had Arrested Over Giving A Police Protection To A Politician Involved In A Murder

Police Special Investigations Unit had arrested the former senior Deputy Inspector General Of Police(DIG) Central Province Lalith Jayasinghe ,who had been charged over giving police protection to the main suspect of the rape and murder of Jaffna School Girl Vidya, has been arrested this morning on giving police protection to the former Deputy Minister Premalal Jayasekare allias "Choka Malli" who found guilty for killing a person in Kahawatte area.

The former DIG Of Central Province Jayasinghe who had been released on conditional bail on 13th of September after remanded over Vidya's case has been charged on influencing low ranking Police Officers not to include the name of former Deputy Minister Jayasekare to the "B" Report regarding the murder occurred on 05th of January 2015.

The former DIG had suspended from the service recently by the Police Commission over Vidya's case.