Based on a complaint made by a resident of Kinniya, Investigation Officers of the Commission arrested a Sub-Inspector attached to the Kinniya Police Station on 31 December, 2025. According to the complainant, the police had arrested two suspects in relation to the complaint he lodged regarding an assault on him, and the said SI had demanded a bribe of Rs. 10,000/- to arrest the other suspects and take legal action against them. The arrest was made inside the Kinniya Police Station for arranging to accept the bribe through an intermediary.

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This program was organized by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, under the leadership of the Secretary to the Ministry, Mr. Aruna Bandara, and attended by the Additional Secretaries of the Ministry, all Executive Officers, and other officers. The program was held at the Duncan White Auditorium of the Ministry on 4th and 21th November 2025.

In connection with an investigation being conducted by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption, the former Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, Dhammika Ranatunge, was arrested by the Investigation Officers of the Commission on 15 December 2025 for allegedly causing a loss of nearly Rs. 800 million to the Corporation by cancelling three long-term tenders intended to purchase fuel for the year 2017-2018 and executing spot tenders at higher prices during his tenure as the Chairman.