A Police Constable attached to the Arachchikattuwa Police Station has been arrested for accepting a bribe of Rs. 1,500.
The Police officer was arrested by officials from the Bribery Commission while accepting the bribe at a church in Bandarahena yesterday.
The arrest was made based on a complaint filed with the Bribery Commission by a resident of Adippala.Â
The Police Constable is accused of soliciting a bribe to provide a Police clearance report required by the complainant to travel overseas.Â
The arrested Police Constable is due to be produced before the Chilaw Magistrate’s Court. (Islandnews)
