Former CID Director SSP Shani Abeysekera has lodged a complaint with the Police claiming he received death threats from an unidentified person.

Abeysekera has lodged his complaint with the Witness Protection Unit of the Department of Police.

The Unit has requested the CID and the intelligence agencies to launch an investigation into the complaint lodged by Abeysekera.

The former CID Director has also requested Police protection in the light of alleged death threats.