Kahathuduwa Police have launched an investigation after a photographer from the Presidential Media Division (PMD) reported receiving threatening phone calls from the division's former Director General.

The threats allegedly followed the discovery of missing equipment, including a drone camera, during a search conducted at the PMD after President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assumed office. The photographer claims the former Director General accused him of sharing information about the missing items.

An inte al audit is underway to investigate the disappearance of the equipment, with police actively pursuing leads in the case.