An Agriculture Instructor Was Arrested While Accepting A Bribe

The Officials attached to the Bribery Commission had today(01) arrested an Agriculture Instructor over accepting a Rs.2000 as a bribe from a person to give a recommendation to prepare a license to cut two Jack trees belonging to a land in Madagama area.

The Suspected Agriculture Instructor had earlier requested Rs.10,000 from the person to issue his recommendation to prepare a license to cut Jack Trees ,However later he has reduced the price to Rs.4000 and was arrested by the Bribery Commission officials while accepting half of that price.

The suspect is due to be produced before the Bibila Magistrate Court.