Maharagama MC technical officer arrested over bribe

Maharagama MC technical officer arrested over bribe

February 12, 2016   06:43 pm

A technical officer of the Maharagama Municipal Council has been arrested for accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 to approve a plan for a house.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption stated that the officer was arrested while soliciting the bribe from a resident in the municipal area this afternoon. 

He is to be produced before the Colombo Magistrate today, the commission said. 

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