▁Police ▁O sm und ▁de ▁Silva ▁was ▁sent ▁on ▁comp uls or ily ▁ret irement ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁S . ▁W . ▁R . ▁D . ▁Band ar ana ike ▁for ▁ref using ▁to ▁carry out ▁orders ▁which ▁O sm und ▁de ▁Silva ▁considered ▁un law ful , ▁D IG ▁D iss an ay ake ▁was ▁next ▁in ▁line ▁for ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Ins pect or ▁General ▁of ▁Police ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁senior ity ▁list . ▁Band ar ana ike ▁however ▁appointed ▁M . ▁Walter ▁F . ▁A bey ko on , ▁a ▁civil ▁servant ▁instead . ▁D iss an ay ake ▁tender ed ▁his ▁res ignation , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁later ▁with dra wn . ▁ ▁C oup ▁ ▁As ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁el ite , ▁who ▁ever ▁being ▁dep riv ed ▁of ▁the ▁influence ▁they ▁once ▁had ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁S ih inal ais ation ▁process ▁started ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁S . W . R . D . ▁Band ar ana ike ▁and ▁carried ▁on ▁by ▁Sir im avo ▁Band ar ana ike , ▁several ▁dis gr unt led ▁Christian ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁army , ▁n avy ▁and ▁police ▁began ▁to ▁plot ▁a ▁coup ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁General ▁Ay ub ▁Khan . ▁ ▁The ▁coup ▁members ▁intended ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁the ▁cou ps ▁d ' état ▁at ▁mid night ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁under ▁the ▁inst ig ation ▁of ▁J . F . D . ▁Li yan age ▁of ▁the ▁C ey lon ▁Civil