Only informed Acting IGP to appoint a female DIG : NPC

Also discussing to increase women DIG cadre to four

The Commission neither nominated nor approved any name of a woman police officer to the post of DIG

The National Police Commission (NPC) yesterday said that the Commission had only informed the Acting IGP to consider appointing a female Police Officer to the post of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) for the first time in the history of the Sri Lanka Police.

NPC Secretary Nishantha Weerasinghe said the Commission neither nominated nor approved any name of a woman police officer to the post of DIG.

Several media reported that SSP Bimsani Jasinghaarachchi attached to the Child and

Women Bureau of the Department of Police has been promoted to the rank of DIG.

Mr.weerasinghe said such reports were untrue.“what has really happened is that in the recent past, the National Police Commission has increased the contribution of women in the Police service. Measures were taken to increase the number of female officers in each post.accordingly,nine female officers were promoted to the rank of SSP for the first time in the history of the police,” he said.