A judge of the Puttalam Qazi Court has been arrested by officials of the Bribery or Corruption Investigation Commission for accepting a bribe of Rs.5000.
It is reported that this arrest was made according to a complaint of a resident of Puttalam-Vettalai area.
The judge allegedly demanded a bribe from a woman to issue a divorce certificate related to a court decision. After being arrested, the suspect was produced before the Puttalam Magistrate’s Court and remanded until the 6th of May.