Rs. 15,000 Bribe to Skip Court? Ja-Ela Cop Remanded

COLOMBO (News 1st); A police sergeant attached to the Ja-Ela Police Station has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 15,000.

According to the Commission, the officer had solicited the bribe in exchange for not presenting a motorcyclist to court for riding across a closed railway crossing. The bribe was also reportedly taken to return the rider’s confiscated driving license.

The arrest took place on August 23 at the Traffic Division of the Ja-Ela Police Station, where the transaction allegedly occurred.

Following the arrest, the suspect was produced before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court and was ordered to be remanded until September 4.