A magistrate in the southern town of Matara ordered Inspector-General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon to be held in custody until Thursday, when his bail application will be considered.
He surrendered after police raided his private home on Tuesday, and seized over 1,000 bottles of liquor, his service revolver, and two phones.
Another officer was critically wounded in the incident, and no drugs were found.
“How did he manage to evade arrest and stealthily enter this court house?” prosecutor Dileepa Peeris asked during Wednesday’s proceedings.
A lawyer representing Tennakoon, Anuththara Samararaja, said they secured an order from the magistrate to ensure security for her client in the remand prison.
Tennakoon was appointed police chief in November 2023, but the move was challenged in the Supreme Court, which suspended him last July pending the outcome of a separate case.
The Supreme Court told Tennakoon to pay half a million rupees ($1,600) to the victim in compensation, but the government at the time ignored judicial orders to take disciplinary action against him.
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