Based on a complaint made by a resident in Thalawatthegedara, Potuhera, Investigation Officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption arrested a Sergeant of Pothuhera Police Station at 2.52 p.m. on 19.09.2024 on allegations of soliciting and accepting a bribe of Rs. 5,000/-. According to the complainant, he has requested a Police Report to apply for a job, and the Sergeant has solicited Rs. 5,000/- as a bribe to issue it without mentioning details of the cases pending against him on illicit liquor and drug allegations. However, since the complainant refrained from giving the bribe upon receiving the Police Report, the Sergeant has stated that he will initiate legal action for illegal liquor and drug allegations and solicited Rs. 5,000/ again to halt such action. The Sergeant was arrested at the Hela Bojun Cafeteria before the Pothuhera Police Station while accepting the bribe.