Sri Lanka, April 11 -- An investigation has been launched by the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) following reports of a possible assassination attempt targeting death row inmate Chaminda Ravi Jayanath, who was convicted of the murder of Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra.

Police said they suspect that the alleged plot may have been orchestrated by Chaminda himself in a bid to prevent his transfer from the Boossa High-Security Prison to the Welisara Navy Camp.

Chaminda, also known as "Dematagoda Chaminda," is currently being held under high security at the Boossa Prison after being sentenced to death over the assassination of Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra.

According to intelligence sources, authorities have for some time received...