Anura Senanayake

Anura Senanayake
Deputy Inspector General of Police
In office
December 2011 – 26 February 2021
Personal details
Died26 February 2021
ProfessionPolice officer, singer

Anura Senanayake (died 26 February 2021) was a Sri Lankan police officer and singer. He served as a deputy inspector general.[1]

Career

Anura joined Sri Lanka Police as a sub-inspector in 1973. He was also promoted as an inspector in 1981. He became a chief inspector in 1985.[2]

He served as OIC of several police stations in Veyangoda, Kilinochchi, Ragama, Welikada and Weerangula. In 2008, he was appointed the director of the Colombo Crimes Division.[3] He was promoted to senior DIG in December 2011. He was also regarded as a popular singer in 1980s and 1990s.[4] He sang Maga Kirilli for a television program which became very much popular among rural people.

He studied at St. Servatius College, Matara.[5]

Anura was arrested in 2016 for withholding evidence regarding the murder case of popular rugby union player Wasim Thajudeen.[6][7][8] In 2019, he was released on cash bail of Rs. 1 million for his connection with the murder of Thajudeen.[9] In February 2021, the court case against Anura was postponed to 31 May 2021 due to his illness.[10] However, Senanayake died on 26 February 2021 due to prolonged illness and cancer.[1]

Discography

  • Maga Kirilli
  • Paya Ena Sande
  • Sudu Rella
  • Sanda Kinduru Kinduriyan

References

  1. ^ a b "Ex-Senior DIG Anura Senanayake passes away". News First. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Ex-Senior DIG Anura Senanayake passes away". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ "BUSINESS TODAY -SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE – ANURA SENANAYAKE". www.businesstoday.lk. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Anura Senanayake Key Suspect In Wasim Thajudeen Murder Case Passes Away After Prolonged Illness". asianmirror.lk. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Anura Senanayake Songs – SARIGAMA.LK". sarigama.lk. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  6. ^ "CID starts investigating PSD officers over rugby player's murder".
  7. ^ "Ex-Senior DIG Anura Senanayake Arrested Over Thajudeen Killing". Colombo Telegraph. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Former Senior DIG Anura Senanayake Re-remanded". Gold FM News. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Ex-DIG Anura Senanayake indicted for concealing evidence of Thajudeen's killing | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Case against Anura Senanayake postponed". Hiru News. Retrieved 26 February 2021.