Sri Lanka, Oct. 29 -- The Headquarters Inspector of the Homagama Police Station, M.R.S. Prajan Senanayake, has been suspended with immediate effect by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) over alleged dereliction of duty and failure to properly supervise a suspect who died in police custody.

The incident followed the arrest of P.D. Ishara Harsha Kumara on October 25 by a team of Homagama Police officers for allegedly possessing 490 milligrams of ICE (crystal methamphetamine). The suspect subsequently died while in police custody.

Investigations reportedly revealed several lapses in the Headquarters Inspector's duties, including failure to properly monitor the suspect while he was detained in a cell, issue appropriate instructions to i...