On 20.09.2019, the Principal of the Hindu College – Jaffna was arrested by the officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption when accepting a bribe of Rs.50,000/- to admit a student to year 7 class of the school. The principal had solicited Rs.100,000/- for this purpose and he had already taken Rs.50, 000/- from the complainant prior to this raid of the total amount.