Sri Lanka, July 22 -- The Colombo Magistrate's Court has granted bail to the Deputy Commissioner of the Inland Revenue Department, who was previously arrested and remanded on suspicion of soliciting a bribe of Rs. 100,000 from a businessman in order to waive around Rs. 1.1 million in tax arrears owed to the department.

The suspect was ordered to be released on two surety bails of Rs. 1 million each. Colombo Additional Magistrate Harshana Kekunawala also directed the suspect to fully cooperate with the ongoing investigations, said Ada Derana reporter.

When the case was taken up, Attorney-at-Law Darshana Kuruppu, appearing on behalf of the suspect, informed court that the suspect's 14-year-old son was suffering from severe psychological d...