The Commission to Investigation Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested a police constable for attempting to accept a bribe of Rs. 1 million.

The arrest was made last evening (17 Jan.), in Iramandu, Jaffna, CIABOC reported.

Accordingly, a spokesman for the Commission noted that the arrested officer had demanded a sum of Rs. 1 million from a plaintiff involved in a court case pertaining to the illegal acquisition of land, promising to help him with the case.

The Constable was subsequently arrested at the time he was accepting the bribe.

source Adaderana

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