Sri Lanka, Feb. 17 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested an Acting Registrar of Births and Deaths attached to the Alayadiwembu Divisional Secretariat for allegedly soliciting and accepting a bribe in connection with the registration of a birth certificate.

According to CIABOC, the suspect had demanded a bribe of Rs. 1,000 from a businessman who visited the office to register his daughter's birth certificate and had initially accepted Rs. 500.

The arrest was made following a complaint lodged by the businessman residing in Maruthamunai.

Investigations revealed that the suspect had instructed the complainant to return yesterday (16) to collect the registered birth certificate and to br...