The Principal of a leading national girls school in Galle has been arrested for solicting a bribe of Rs 100,000 while enrolling a Grade 1 One student to the school.
The arrest was made by officials of the Bribery and Corruption Commission while the Principal was accepting the bribe from the mother of the child.
The suspect has now been handed over to the Galle Police for further investigations.
The Cyclonic Storm “Ditwah” moved further north from Trincomalee today evening leaving a trail of destruction including more than 90 deaths, over 100 missing and tens of thousands displaced, officials said.
A third rescue attempt to save 28 people trapped on the rooftop of a farm building in Vithikuliya, Nikaweratiya, has failed due to the dangerous water surge from the Deduru Oya.
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