Sri Lanka, May 22 -- The Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Poovarasankulam Police Station in Vavuniya has been arrested by the Bribery Commission for allegedly soliciting a bribe of Rs. 500,000.

The arrest followed a complaint lodged by a resident of Settikulam, who claimed that the OIC had demanded the bribe to resolve a land dispute and facilitate related work on the complainant's property without obstruction.

He was arrested by the Bribery Commission officials while soliciting the bribe at the OIC's office.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Daily Mirror Sri Lanka....