Sri Lanka, Jan. 13 -- A wildlife officer attached to the Bittu Forest Office in Hulanguge was arrested on January 12 for allegedly demanding and receiving a bribe of Rs. 30,000 and a bottle of special arrack.

According to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), the bribe was allegedly sought to avoid filing a case against cultivation activities carried out on a 4-acre land owned jointly by the complainant and his wife, which falls within the Nelum Wewayaya reserve.

The complaint was lodged by a local resident of Nulanguge, and the arrest was carried out by CIABOC investigators at approximately 1.15 p.m. yesterday.

The suspect is scheduled to be produced before the Magistrate's Court

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