A woman in Thalathuoya arrested on allegations of accepting a bribe of Rs. 350,000/-

Based on a complaint made by a resident of Gonahena in Kadawatha, the Investigation Officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption arrested a woman in Thalathuouya on allegations of soliciting and accepting a bribe of Rs. 350,000/-. The woman has demanded the bribe from the complainant to act as an intermediary in getting the work done from the Land Reforms Commission for the complainant to obtain the land, “Kirimetiyawattha” in the Pathahewaheta Divisional Secretariat in the Kandy district, for cultivation purposes. The Investigation Officers arrested the woman at 11.30 a.m. on 11.12.2024 at the car park near Bogambara Stadium in Kandy.