Crimes OIC arrested on bribery charge remanded

November 28, 2015 02:22 pm

The officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Crimes Unit of the Narahenpita Police Station who was arrested for soliciting a bribe of Rs 2.5 million has been remanded till November 30 after being produced before court.

The police officer was arrested by sleuths of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption yesterday at around 3.30pm yesterday (27) in the Kohuwala area.

The Crimes OIC had requested for the bribe from a doctor in order to refrain from lodging a case against the latter regarding a certain transgression.

He was arrested upon accepting the sum of Rs 2.5 million.

Narahenpita Crimes OIC arrested over Rs 2.5m bribe
Nov 27th, 2015

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