The controversial police office, IP Neomal Rangajeewa, has been transferred to the Poice Field Force HQ with immediate effect. 

The Police recently arrested Rangajeewa over the killings at Welikada Prison in 2012. 

The court released him on bail earlier this year and the IGP reinstated him in the Police Narcotics Bureau, last month.

There was a strong public outcry against Rangajeewa's reinstatement, as he is still a suspect in a high-profile case. 

It is against this backdrop that Rangajeewa has been transferred to the Police Field Force HQ.