A Police Constable attached to the Dharmapuram Police Station was arrested yesterday (9) by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for allegedly accepting a bottle of liquor as a bribe.
The arrest was made following a complaint lodged by a resident of the Kilinochchi area.
According to the complaint, the bribe was solicited in exchange for not taking legal action against the complainant, who had been riding a newly purchased motorcycle without license plates or a valid revenue license on April 8.
The suspect had initially demanded Rs. 10,000 as a bribe. When the complainant stated that he was unable to pay the amount, the constable allegedly requested a bottle of arrack instead.
It is further reported that the suspect had retained a document issued in lieu of the complainant’s National Identity Card as collateral until the bribe was delivered.
The constable was apprehended by bribery officials around 3:00 p.m. yesterday near a closed building adjacent to a mobile phone shop in the vicinity of the Dharmapuram Police Station.
The suspect is scheduled to be produced before the Kilinochchi Magistrate’s Court.
