Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)
- Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Police. He is the most senior police officer in Sri Lanka and oversees all police personnel throughout the country. The IGP reports to the minister of defense, when the Police Service is under the Ministry of Defence as it is currently. The current Inspector General of Police is Victor Perera, who succeeded Chandra Fernando.
History
The post of Inspector General of Police in Sri Lanka can be traced as far back as 1797 when the office of Fiscal was created and Fredric Barron Mylius was appointed as Fiscal of Colombo and entrusted with responsibility of policing the City of Colombo.
The official beginning of the Sri Lanka Police was on 3rd September 1866 when William Robert Campbell (then the chief of police in the Indian province of Rathnageri) was appointed as Chief Superintendent of Police in Sri Lanka to be in charge of the Police Force. This post officially became the Chief of Police but was soon changed to that of the Inspector General of Police accordingly William Robert Campbell became the first Inspector General of Police.
Inspector General of Polices
*William Robert Campbell
*Herbert Dowbiggin
* Sir Richard Aluwihare
* Osmund De Silva
* Rudra Rajasingham
* M. W. F. Abeykoon
* S.A. Dissanayake
* Stanley Senanayake
* John Attygalle
* Rudra Rajasingham
* G A.D.E.A. Seneviratne
* L.G.D.C.L. Herath
* Osmand de Silva
* Aleric Abeygunawardena
* T. P. Frank de Silva
* Chandra Fernando
ee also
*Sri Lanka Police
*Special Task Force
*Ministry of Defence
External links
* [http://www.police.lk/ Official Police Website]
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