The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has launched a probe into a doctored image falsely attributed to Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala that was circulated on social media.
According to the Police, the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security had informed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasooriya in this regard and requested that those responsible be arrested.
IGP Priyantha Weerasooriya has instructed the CID to launch an investigation and to initiate legal action against those responsible for the image, which was shared alongside fabricated news reports.
The image in question is linked to the arrival of the six underworld figures who were recently arrested in Indonesia and deported to Sri Lanka. (Newswire)
