A police sergeant attached to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) who was arrested for soliciting a bribe was released on bail yesterday.
The suspect was ordered to be released on a cash bail of Rs 25,000 and two sureties of Rs 200,000 each.
During yesterday's hearing, Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne ordered the accused to handover his passport to court while imposing a travel ban.
The CID Police Sergeant has been identified as S. Sobitha Silva, a resident of Gampaha.
He was accused of soliciting Rs 80,000 as a bribe from a businessman who was involved in a cheque fraud, in order to prevent legal action being filed against him.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
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