The Police Headquarters says it has not granted leave to Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Chief Inspector Nishantha de Silva to travel overseas.
The statement came in response to reports that the chief inspector left for Switzerland along with his family last afternoon.
His departure came in the wake of SSP Shani Abeysekara's transfer from the post of CID Director to the Personal Assistant of the DIG-in-charge of the Galle District.
Both SSP Abeysekara and CI de Silva had been involved in the investigations of certain high profile crimes that had taken place before 2015.
Among them were the abduction of 11 youths, the killing of journalist Lasantha Wickrematunga, and the abduction of journalist Keith Noyahr.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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