Anura Senanayake (died 26 February 2021) was a Sri Lankan police officer and singer. He served as a deputy inspector general.
Career
Anura joined
Sri Lanka Police
Sri Lanka Police (; ) is the civilian national police force of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The police force is responsible for enforcing criminal and traffic law, enhancing public safety, maintaining order and keeping the p ...
as a sub-inspector in 1973. He was also promoted as an inspector in 1981. He became a chief inspector in 1985.
He served as OIC of several police stations in
Veyangoda,
Kilinochchi
Kilinochchi (; ) is the main town of Kilinochchi District, Northern Province of Sri Lanka. Kilinochchi is situated at the A9 road some south-east of Jaffna. It was the administrative center and de facto capital of the LTTE (Tamil Tigers) until ...
,
Ragama
Ragama ( ) is a suburb of Gampaha, located in the Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is governed by the Ja-Ela Divisional Secretariat.
History
In July 1874 a rail line, known as the Breakwater line, was opened connecting the Har ...
,
Welikada and
Weerangula. In 2008, he was appointed the director of the Colombo Crimes Division. He was promoted to senior DIG in December 2011. He was also regarded as a popular singer in 1980s and 1990s. He sang ''Maga Kirilli'' for a television program which became very much popular among rural people.
He studied at
St. Servatius College, Matara.
Anura was arrested in 2016 for withholding evidence regarding the murder case of popular rugby union player
Wasim Thajudeen. In 2019, he was released on cash bail of Rs. 1 million for his connection with the murder of Thajudeen. In February 2021, the court case against Anura was postponed to 31 May 2021 due to his illness.
However, Senanayake died on 26 February 2021 due to prolonged illness and cancer.
Discography
* ''Maga Kirilli''
* ''Paya Ena Sande''
* ''Sudu Rella''
* ''Sanda Kinduru Kinduriyan''
References
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Sri Lankan Inspectors General of Police
2021 deaths
Sinhalese people
Sri Lankan police officers
Place of death missing
Place of birth missing
20th-century Sri Lankan male singers
Date of birth missing
Year of birth missing