Abeysekara was arrested in July 2020, following his interdiction from the Police service in January 2020. He was arrested on allegations of the fabrication of evidence to allegedly frame a false case against former Deputy Inspector General of Police Vaas Gunawardena. Following the hearing of a petition in the Court of Appeal, Abeysekara was enlarged on bail on 16 June after being detained for nearly a year in prison. The legal representation for Abeysekara had pointed out that no credible evidence had been brought before the Court to substantiate these charges. CID Sub-Inspector Sugath Mendis, who initially made the allegations against Abeysekara, later claimed that Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) officers had coerced him into making the statement.

Source: The Nation June 29, 2021 18:22 UTC