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Our Vision
To be the preferred choice of any individual or organization which requires an efficient, effective and absolutely reliable security service.
Our Vision
To provide our clients with a highly professional, all-encompassing security environment that guarantees absolute safety and complete ‘peace of mind’.
To further enhance the operational capabilities of our extremely effective and dedicated team of professionals by continuous training and exposure to cutting-edge security techniques.
To be proactive where our clients security requirements are concerned by constant innovation, improvement and commitment
Lieutenant Colonel Janaka Ritigahapola RSP psc.
‘A man on a mission…’
Some men are born with an unshakeable and inexorable vision of their own destiny. From childhood, they know precisely what they want out of life and thus focus their efforts and energies into the
attainment of their goals.
Janaka Ritigahapola is such a man. During his schooling at Dharmaraja College, Kandy, he literally embraced cadetting with great enthusiasm, which resulted in his appointment as a regimental sergeant major for two consecutive years.
This foretaste of semi-military life only whetted his appetite for the ‘real thing’. Thus, after leaving college Janaka enlisted as an officer cadet in the Sri Lanka Army. After a stint of service in the Gajaba Regiment, his innate sense of duty led him to join the 1st Commando Regiment, winning the “Dagger! presented to the best commando on the way!
A skilled Paratrooper who is a Graduate of the Indian Army Airborne School, Janaka has also served as an Officer Instructor at the Marksmanship & Sniper Training School, Chief Instructor of the Commando Training School and Army Combat Training School.
Janaka was for many years engaged in constant offensive operations against an implacable enemy. Successfully completing numerous perilous missions with skill and courage. Wounded in action on more than one occasion, his expertise, leadership qualities and valor resulted in multiple Gallantry Awards, Military Decorations plus a series of appointments culminating as the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Commando Regiment.
Lieutenant Colonel Ritigahapola had the rare opportunity of taking part in exercise “Balance Style’ with the 1st Special Forces Group – US Army. This joint exercise was conducted in order to provide selected troops with specialized training in ‘Close Quarter Combat & Rescue Missions’. He also served as the officer commanding the Presidential Security Unit in 1995-1996. During this period he was responsible for planning, conducting, coordinating and supervising the duties of all Commandos who provided security for Her Excellency the President, Chandrika Kumaranatunga.
A crack pistol shot, with 15 Armed Services and National Championships to his credit, he is also a skilled Martial Artist, excellent administrator and devoted family man.
Such is the caliber, dynamism, dedication to duty and wealth of practical and theoretical experience that Lieutenant Colonel Janaka Ritigahapola brings to his office as Chairman, Blackwatch Security Syndicates [Pvt|Limited.