Pujith Jayasundara

Sri Lanka's incumbent police chief has refused to step down over the Easter Sunday suicide attacks despite President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday naming his successor.

Sri Lanka's top police official, Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara, has resigned over failures that led to the deadly Easter bomb attacks, the country's president said Friday.

Sri Lanka's inspector general of police Pujith Jayasundara today said 25 new police posts will be set up covering all maintourist spots across the country for the security of the visitors. And police personnels have been asked to learn Hindi.

Sri Lanka's incumbent police chief has refused to step down over the Easter Sunday suicide attacks despite President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday naming his successor.

Sri Lanka's top police official, Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara, has resigned over failures that led to the deadly Easter bomb attacks, the country's president said Friday.

Sri Lanka's inspector general of police Pujith Jayasundara today said 25 new police posts will be set up covering all maintourist spots across the country for the security of the visitors. And police personnels have been asked to learn Hindi.