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Police Officer taken into custody for accepting a bribe

9 February, 2023

Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption has taken a police officer into custody on a complaint made against the officer for accepting a bribe of Rs. 10,000 on 08 February 2023. The Police officer belonged to the criminal investigation division of the Polonnaruwa police station.

Bribe of Rs. 10,000 was taken in order to not to take legal action against the complainant on allegly illegal slaughter of cows and sale of meat. Suspect was arrested at Kanduruwela, near the BOC bank when the suspect was accepting the bribe. Suspect is to be presented to the Polonnaruwa magistrate court after preliminary investigations.

 

 

 

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