The Criminal Investigation Department has arrested two individuals who facilitated the hiding of Inspector General of Police Deshabandhu Thennakoon. Those arrested are a police constable of the Police Special Protection Division and a person from the Thalawathugoda area.
These two individuals have been arrested as part of investigations into those who helped IGP Deshabandhu Thennakoon, who is currently in remand custody, to remain in hiding despite an order to surrender to court.