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Nalaka Silva

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Role

Deputy Inspector General of police; head of the Terrorism Investigations Division until his arrest in September 2018

Status

Arrested in September 2018 on charges relating to an alleged attempt to assassinate President Sirisena; interdicted October 2018; reported on 26 May 2019 to have been released on bail that week

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• Nalaka Silva / Head of, until September 2018 / Terrorism Investigations Division
  • The article says the search for Zaharan dissipated with the arrest of the then TID chief, DIG Nalaka Silva, in September 2018 on charges relating to an attempt to assassinate President Sirisena. He was interdicted in October 2018 and released on bail that week.26 May 2019 · The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) · Zaharan had an open warrant for his arrest since last year