SSP Roshan Fernando - new Medical Services chief

Senior Superintendent of Police Roshan Fernando has been transferred to Colombo as the Director of Medical Services of the Sri Lanka Police. SSP Roshan Fernando was in active service in Jaffna at the height of government's efforts in eradicating terrorism from the country in the recent past.

SSP Fernando was in charge of nine police stations in the peninsula and the islands including Kayts and Delft.

He successfully secured the area by eliminating the LTTE threats on civil society.

After his primary and secondary education at Royal College, Colombo, Fernando joined the Special Task Force of Sri Lanka Police as a Sub Inspector in 1982.

As a pioneer member of the STF, Fernando received special training under British instructors in 1984 and after five years of service he was inducted into the Sri Lanka Police service.

Since then SSP Fernando served in many parts of the country as an Officer-In-Charge of various Police stations, Assistant Superintendent of Police in charge of a few districts. His longest stint was as the SSP in charge of Chilaw and Puttalam divisions.