A man who spent nearly four decades ascending to the highest rank of Sri Lanka's police force was found dead at his home in Thalahena on Thursday, just eight months after his retirement — a suspected suicide by his own service firearm. C.D. Wickramaratne, 63, had served as the country's 35th Inspector General of Police, guiding the institution through a period of national turbulence before stepping down in November 2023. His passing invites a quieter, harder question that institutions rarely ask aloud: what becomes of those who carry immense public responsibility when the weight is suddenly li
Former Sri Lankan Police Chief C.D. Wickramaratne Dies in Suspected Suicide
One death: Former IGP C.D. Wickramaratne, age 63, died by suspected suicide.