The current Inspector General of Police is Pujith Jayasundara , who succeeded N. K. Illangakoon in April 2016 . Jayasundara was asked to resign by President Maithripala Sirisena , but has refused and has been put on compulsory leave in the wake of the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings debacle , Senior DIG C. D. Wickramaratne has been appointed as acting Inspector General
2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings
2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings
Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)