Two senior police officers visited the residence of suspended IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon in Hokandara yesterday (May 1), informing him that he may be the target of death threats allegedly issued by underworld gang members, including notorious criminal figure \u201cKanjipani Imran\u201d.<\/p>\n
The officers have stated that intelligence reports indicate \u201cKanjipani Imran\u201d\u2014currently believed to be in hiding overseas\u2014has instructed his associates to assassinate Tennakoon.<\/p>\n
Sources also revealed that a classified intelligence report has detailed growing concerns over threats to Tennakoon\u2019s life, particularly in light of the removal of his official security detail after the suspension.<\/p>\n
In addition to threats from \u201cKanjipani Imran\u201d, authorities believe Tennakoon may be under threat from other underworld gangs, reportedly in retaliation for his crackdown on organized crime and drug trafficking via \u2018Yukthiya\u2019 operation during his tenure. His leadership in high-profile anti-narcotics and underworld suppression operations has been cited as a possible motive behind the threats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Two senior police officers visited the residence of suspended IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon in Hokandara yesterday (May 1), informing him that he may be the target of death threats allegedly issued by underworld gang members, including notorious criminal figure \u201cKanjipani Imran\u201d. The officers have stated that intelligence reports indicate \u201cKanjipani Imran\u201d\u2014currently believed to be in hiding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leadstories","category-local"],"yoast_head":"\n