The Investigation Officers of CIABOC have arrested a Divisional Agrarian Development Officer serving Agrarian Services Centre , Pahalagam Haya, Miriswatta, Bentota on alleged soliciting and accepting  a bribe of Rs. 25,000/= on 25.10.2021 in accordance with a complaint received by a farmer residing at Aluthgama.

The above suspect had solicited one lakh of rupees in order to provide Forest Journals to plant coconut and other crops (minor crops) and he had accepted Rs.15,000/= initially from the complainant. The suspected officer was thus arrested when he had again solicited and accepted a bribe of Rs. 25,000/=.