Notorious underworld leader and drug kingpin – Kanjipani Imran has secured poliltical asylum in France, reports the ‘Lankadeepa’ newspaper.
It is said to be the first time an underworld leader of Sri Lanka has been granted political asylum overseas.
Kanjipani Imran is also among the criminals red noticed by Interpol.
Initially, he had fled to Dubai where he operated his criminal activities before being arrested and brought to Sri Lanka in 2019.
When he was on bail, he had reportedly fled the country again through Mannar to India. It was reported then that India’s RAW agency had aided this.
From there, he had proceeded to France, where he has obtained political asylum.
(Source : Lankadeepa)
