Two officers of Agrarian Service Centre arrested for soliciting a bribe
Posted by Editor on June 6, 2023 - 9:03 am
Two officers of Alawathugoda Agrarian Service Center have been arrested by the Bribery Commission for soliciting a bribe of Rs. 100,000.
The arrest was made following a complaint filed by an individual in Alawathugoda.
According to reports, the two suspects had asked for a bribe of Rs. 100,000 to issue a reclamation certificate for a plot of paddy cultivation land in Malgamandeniya.
Thereby, an Agricultural Research & Production Assistant and a Regional Agricultural Development Officer have been caught red-handed when they were accepting the bribe.
The suspects will be produced before the Matale Magistrate Court, the Bribery Commission said.
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