Special Events

Nilmini Nita Samaratunga, Attorney-at-Law, assumed duties as the new Acting Chairperson of the Police Family Welfare Association and the Police Seva Vanitha Unit, which organizes various programs for the welfare of Sri Lanka Police officers and their families at various stages of their lives by providing benefits to them. She is the wife of the current Acting Inspector General of Police, Attorney-at-Law, Priyantha Weerasooriya. The Police Family Welfare Association was established on 23rd November 1971 by Mrs. Maya Senanayake, wife of the then Inspector General of Police, Stanley Senanayake, to provide welfare to the families of police officers who lost their lives due to the war situation prevailing at that time. It is currently actively working for the welfare of all officers by involving the wives of police officers above the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police. Maintaining three pre-schools, providing assistance for the education of children of officers who died or were disabled in the line of duty, providing death benefits, providing university assistance, providing financial assistance for emergency surgeries, giving prizes to children who excel in various fields such as scholarship examinations, and maintaining stalls to earn money for services are some of the functions it performs. The inauguration ceremony of the new president, who was appointed to oversee the proper management of those functions, was attended by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Police Welfare Directorate, Mrs. Padmini Weerasuriya, former presidents, Mrs. Wasantha Silva, Nandani Fernando, Mrs. Prashanthi Fernando, the Honorary Secretary of the association, Mrs. P. Wijesuriya, and many other responsible officers.

The new four-storey administrative building constructed on the premises of the National Police Academy in Katana was inaugurated on the morning of 24.06.2025 under the leadership of the Hon. Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr. Ananda Wijepala. Concurrently, the official website developed for the National Police Academy (https://npa.gov.lk/) was also launched. The National Police Academy in Katana has started and conducts several courses to equip police officers representing every police rank with the knowledge required to perform their duties efficiently while keeping abreast with the fast-moving world. Having identified new social issues that arise from time to time and starting courses to educate police officers to suit such matters is also a great service offered by this establishment. Further training courses are being conducted with foreign training institutions such as the International Association of Police Academies (INTERPA) and the Association of Police Training Institutions in Asia (APTA) in order to impart knowledge of foreign languages such as Hindi, Chinese, Arabic, and Korean to the police officers of this country to deal with tourists as well as to represent foreign peacekeeping forces. The National Police Academy, which currently conducts 02 Higher Diploma courses, 07 Diploma courses, 01 Advanced Certificate course and 24 short-term courses, has so far trained 6670 officers since 2023. Furthermore, it has also taken steps to conduct degree programmes for police officers in collaboration with state universities and has awarded degrees and diplomas to 735 officers. The main objective of offering such new infrastructure facilities is to significantly increase the said number of officers and to shape officers with good personality to serve the world. The Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr. Ravi Seneviratne, Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security, Mrs. Malika Suriyapperuma, Acting Inspector General of Police, Attorney-at-Law, Mr. Priyantha Weerasooriya, Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police – Western Province, Mr. Sanjeewa Dharmaratne, Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Training and Higher Training Range, Mr. Sajeewa Medawatte, Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Special Security Range, Mr. Dinesh Karunaratne, as well as professors and lecturers of local universities and staff participated in this event.

The appointment of Acting Inspector General of Police Priyantha Weerasooriya as the Acting President of the Sri Lanka Branch of the International Police Association took place on June 19, 2025, at the Police Headquarters. This appointment was made by the Executive Committee of the Sri Lanka Branch of the International Police Association. Coinciding with this occasion, the first day cover, commemorative coin, commemorative gift, and medal issued for the 50th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Branch of the International Police Association were also presented to the Acting Inspector General of Police. The event was attended by the Secretary-General of the Sri Lanka Branch of the International Police Association, Woman Chief Police Inspector Sunethra Senavirathna, Vice Presidents (Retired Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Nuwan Wedasingha, Retired Deputy Inspector General of Police Gamini Karunathilaka, and Retired Superintendent of Police Norton de Silva), and a group of senior police officers.  

The new Eastern Province Crime Division, established at the premises of the office of the Superintendent of Police, Batticaloa, was declared open on the afternoon of 03.06.2025 under the patronage of the Acting Inspector General of Police. The officers assigned to this division are tasked with conducting investigations and apprehending wanted suspects involved in serious crimes and masterminding illegal activities reported to police stations throughout the Eastern Province. Mr. Waruna Jayasundara, Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Eastern Province; Mr. M. N. S. Mendis, Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Batticaloa Range; Mr. G. Lalith Leelarathna, Superintendent of Police in charge of Batticaloa Division; Mr. A. L. Mohammad Jamil, Assistant Superintendent of Police; and the officers in charge of police stations in Batticaloa district also participated in this occasion.

Police officers, who are performing onerous and responsible duties, including traffic police officers performing duties constantly on the road, spend a very limited period of time for their healthiness. The Colombo Traffic Headquarters, after paying attention to this matter, held a health camp for checking the eyes and hearts of police officers on 26.05.2025 at 08.30 am at the Tripoli Building, Maradana, under the patronage of the Acting Inspector General of Police Mr Priyantha Weerasooriya. Under the guidance and participation of senior officers, the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Traffic and Road Safety, Indika Hapugoda, and the Senior Superintendent of Police in charge of the Traffic Division, Manoj Ranagala, a significant number of police officers participated in this camp, which was successfully held throughout the day, and underwent examinations of their eyes and hearts.

The 16th National War Heroes Commemoration Ceremony was held on 19.05.2025 under the patronage of His Excellency President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the National War Heroes Memorial in Kotte, Sri Jayewardenepura. The heroes who were injured during the war were brought to the ceremony site first, followed by the arrival of His Excellency the President and other guests.  The commemoration ceremony began with a brief moment of silence in memory of the fallen war heroes, and first, His Excellency the President laid a wreath at the War Heroes Memorial. Police officers, who died in terrorist attacks while performing their duties in the North and East, while providing security to the public, and in the South, were remembered with honor and dignity. Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda, Marshal of the Air Force Roshan Gunathilaka, Commanders of the tri forces who led the war victory, turning that dream into a reality at a time when peace and reconciliation was a dream for every section of the population living in this country for over 30 years, and Acting Inspector General of Police Priyantha Weerasooriya participated in this occasion.   

The annual ceremony to present certain grants to the children, disabled children of officers on duty, pregnant officers and pregnant wives of officers was held at the Police Field Force Headquarters on the evening of 09.05.2025 under the patronage of the Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr Sunil Watagala, and with the participation of the Acting Inspector General of Police, Attorney-at-Law, Mr Priyantha Weerasooriya. At this event, steps have been taken to present a laptop computer to Senali Chamathka, who has ranked first on the island in the Arts stream according to this year’s Advanced Level results and who is the beloved daughter of Police Sergeant 34170 Ranasinghe, who is serving attached to the Public Order Management Division. It has been identified that 240 children of police officers are visually and hearing impaired, and they were provided with spectacles and hearing aids. Moreover, it was identified that the number of children of police officers studying in the Western Province is 1087. They were provided with school equipment, and an initiative was started for awarding a monthly allowance of ten thousand rupees for four children whose parents had died while engaging in police service. It was a special occasion that since the first annual memorial of the spiritual father of the Believers Eastern Catholic Church, His Eminence Moran Mor Athanasius Yohan I Metropolitan, falls on May 8, 2025, donations were made to 3000 children of police officers, as per the request made to the Inspector General of Police by the current Metropolitan and Archbishop of the Diocese of Colombo. Accordingly, donations were made today for 100 children in the Western Province. In addition, two ICU beds were donated to the Police Hospital. This programme is implemented in all provinces at the police divisional level, and many senior police officers, including Senior Deputy Inspectors General of Police, and children of police officers accompanied by their parents participated in this event, which was held symbolically. RELATED LINKS HE The President Ministry of Public Security Department of Immigration & Emigration Department of Registration of Persons National Dangerous Drugs Control Board National Police Academy CONTACT US Police Headquarters, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka. (+94) 11 2421111 (+94) 11-2440584 Facebook Tiktok Youtube Instagram Linkedin X-twitter

The Acting Inspector General of Police, Attorney-at-Law, Priyantha Weerasooriya, having paid a visit to the Vavuniya Police Division on 25.04.2025, declared the conference hall, computer training room and the renovated ”Amba Sevana Holiday Resort” built on the premises of the Office of the Senior Superintendent of Police Vavuniya open for the use of officers. The conference hall, which was constructed by renovating the barracks that had been there, accommodates a total of 250 people and this conference hall will be of great importance for the Ichchankulam, Puliyankulam and Omantha Police Stations. Furthermore, the new computer lab built on the premises of the Office of the Senior Superintendent of Police Vavuniya intends to provide computer training workshops for officers of the Northern Province under the Information Technology Sub-Unit and it accommodates ten officers. The “Amba Sevana Holiday Resort”, which was declared open for police officers visiting the Northern Province, consists of two air-conditioned bedrooms with all the facilities and one non-air-conditioned room, a veranda, and a kitchen. Along with the Acting Inspector General of Police, Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Northern Province Mr. Thilak C. Dhanapala, Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Vanni Range, Mr. Samantha Wijesekera, Senior Superintendent of Police in charge of the Mannar Division, Mr. L. Y. A. S. Chandrapala, Superintendent of Police Vavuniya District 3, Mr. Ashoka Kumara, Accountant of Vavuniya, Mr. Ashan Hettiarachchi, officers of the Engineering Division, and the members of the Community Policing Committee participated in this event.  RELATED LINKS HE The President Ministry of Public Security Department of Immigration & Emigration Department of Registration of Persons National Dangerous Drugs Control Board National Police Academy CONTACT US Police Headquarters, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka. (+94) 11 2421111 (+94) 11-2440584 Facebook Tiktok Youtube Instagram Linkedin X-twitter