On a complaint received by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, the Investigation Officers of CIABOC arrested a broker residing in Nuwara Eliya on 20.03.2023 on an alleged solicitation and acceptance of a bribe of Rs. 5000/-.

The suspect has solicited Rs. 10,000/- to register the mortgage bond required to obtain a housing loan from a bank and the document in proof of mortgaging owner’s property to the bank, from the officers of the District Land Registrar’s Office, Nuwara Eliya and accepted Rs. 5,000/- at the first instance. The suspect was thus arrested when soliciting and accepting the remaining amount of Rs. 5,000/-.