Sri Lanka, Oct. 31 -- The Chairman of the Kuchchaveli Pradeshiya Sabha and his personal driver were arrested by the Bribery Commission (CIABOC) today (31) for allegedly soliciting and accepting a bribe of Rs. 500,000 to prepare a land permit.

The arrest took place in the Iqbal Nagar area of Kuchchaveli.

The arrested individuals are Ainiyapillai Mubarak (50), the Chairman of the Kuchchaveli Pradeshiya Sabha, and his personal driver, M. M. Irshad (34).

CIABOC states that the complaint was lodged by a woman residing in the Mullaitivu area.

According to CIABOC, the suspect Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman had initially accepted Rs. 160,000 from the complainant to issue a permit for 20 perches of her land and subsequently issued the permit.

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