Rs.2.5 million bribe case: cop further remanded

November 30, 2015 03:54 pm

The officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Crimes Unit of the Narahenpita Police Station who was arrested for soliciting a bribe of Rs 2.5 million has been further remanded till December 07 after being produced before court today.

The police officer was arrested by sleuths of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption yesterday at around 3.30pm on November 27 in the Kohuwala area.

The Crimes OIC had allegedly 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.

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