INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Nandika Kumanayake presented the appointment letter to the Acting IGP at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo today (27)Prior to this
appointment, Weerasooriya served as the Senior SIG in charge of the North Central Province, a position he has held since March 2024.A law
enforcement professional with 36 years of unblemished service, Weerasooriya had served across various ranks, from Police Constable to Senior
DIG, with key roles in operational, middle, and strategic management.Notably, SDIG Priyantha Weerasooriya is the first officer in the
158-year history of the police service to rise from the rank of Police Constable to Inspector General of Police (IGP).A Law graduate from
the University of Colombo, he became an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) after being sworn in as a lawyer at the Sri Lanka Law
College.He also holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resource Management.Remarkably, 10 IGP commendation letters have been
Inspector General of Police (DIG) overseeing Crime and Traffic, as well as the Director of Police Logistics, SDIG Weerasooriya has
participated in United Nations peacekeeping missions in East Timor and Haiti.At the time of his appointment as Acting IGP, he was serving as
the SDIG in charge of the North Central Province.
