Police Inspector arrested for accepting bribe

Police Inspector arrested for accepting bribe

April 9, 2015   11:54 am

An Inspector attached to the Ahungalla Police Station has been arrested on charges of soliciting a bribe.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption said that the police officer was arrested during an operation last evening.

The suspect was arrested by bribery sleuths when he allegedly accepted a sum of Rs 5,000  as a bribe.

The Bribery Commission is conducting further investigations.

 

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