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Narahenpita Crimes OIC arrested over Rs 2.5m bribe
November 27, 2015 05:27 pm
The officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Crimes Unit of the Narahenpita Police Station has been arrested by the bribery commission while soliciting a bribe of Rs 2.5 million.
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption stated that the police officer was arrested at around 3.30pm today 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, the bribery commission said.
