Bribery Commission arrests police sergeant who took a bribe of 10,000

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption says that it has arrested a police sergeant who took a bribe of 10,000 rupees to avoid taking legal action against a person who was driving a motorcycle without a valid driving license and the person who provided the motorcycle.

The arrest was made on a police sergeant attached to the Kinniya Police.

The investigation was initiated following a complaint filed by a person in the Kinniya area.