Chilaw Assistant Police Superintendent Keerthi Bandara has been arrested for allegedly soliciting a bribe today (Nov 22).
The arrest had been carried out by officers attached to the Bribery and Corruption Commission.
The police officer had allegedly sought a bribe of Rs 200,000 from the owner of a temple in Chilaw, before being apprehended while obtaining Rs 190,000 of the total payment.
He is due to be produced before the Chilaw District Magistrate’s Court in the near future.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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