Female School Principal in Ragama arrested for soliciting and accepting a bribe of Rs. 150,000

Based on a complaint made by a woman of Mattumagala area in Ragama, Investigation Officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption arrested the Principal of a primary school in Ragama on charges of soliciting and accepting Rs. 150,000/- as a bribe to admit the complainant’s child into Grade one for the year 2025. The arrest was made at around 4.00 p.m. on 07.11.2024 inside the school office.