| Anura Senanayake | |
| Office: | Deputy Inspector General of Police |
| Term Start: | December 2011 |
| Term End: | 26 February 2021 |
| Death Date: | 26 February 2021 |
| Profession: | Police officer, singer |
Anura Senanayake (died 26 February 2021) was a Sri Lankan police officer and singer. He served as a deputy inspector general.
Anura joined Sri Lanka Police as a sub-inspector in 1973. He was also promoted as an inspector in 1981. He became a chief inspector in 1985.[1]
He served as OIC of several police stations in Veyangoda, Kilinochchi, Ragama, Welikada and Weerangula. In 2008, he was appointed the director of the Colombo Crimes Division.[2] He was promoted to senior DIG in December 2011. He was also regarded as a popular singer in 1980s and 1990s.[3] He sang Maga Kirilli for a television program which became very much popular among rural people.
He studied at St. Servatius College, Matara.[4]
Anura was arrested in 2016 for withholding evidence regarding the murder case of popular rugby union player Wasim Thajudeen.[5] [6] [7] In 2019, he was released on cash bail of Rs. 1 million for his connection with the murder of Thajudeen.[8] In February 2021, the court case against Anura was postponed to 31 May 2021 due to his illness.[9] However, Senanayake died on 26 February 2021 due to prolonged illness and cancer.[10]