Underworld leader threatens police over arrest of his father and brother

“You and your families will be eliminated”

By Norman Palihawadane and Hemantha Randun

A full-scale investigation has been launched to track down an underworld character, ‘Navy Dinesh,’ a key accomplice of Ganemulle Sanjeewa, for issuing death threats over the phone to three police officers, including the Gampaha HQI, Crime Branch OIC, of the same police station, and others.

Navy Dinesh is believed to have fled the country.

According to police sources, threats were issued following the arrest of Navy Dinesh’s father and brother in connection with a drug trafficking case.

Phone analysis reports have confirmed that the calls originated from Dubai and France.

Following the murder of Ganemulle Sanjeewa, Navy Dinesh assumed leadership of the underworld gang he had previously been involved with.

Navy Dinesh contacted the Gampaha HQI, the OIC of the Crime Branch, and the investigating police constable, and threatened to kill them and their family members. “You and your families will be eliminated,” he said.

A special police team had been assigned to investigate the matter, and a report has been submitted to the courts, police sources said.