Sri Lanka, July 29 -- Retired Senior Deputy Inspector General (SDIG) Priyantha Jayakody, a renowned officer of the Sri Lanka Police, was arrested last afternoon (28) by a special unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

That was over filing an alleged false complaint saying 'Kehelbaddara Padme' threatened him.

Investigations were being conducted into supposed threats made under the name "Kehelbaddara Padme," an alleged underworld criminal reportedly residing abroad.

Our sources claim that investigations revealed that the phone calls were orchestrated by the retired SDIG.

Threatening phone calls were also reportedly made to former Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles, Acting Senior DIG (Administration) Lalith Pathinayake...