Based on a complaint made by a businessman of Dalupotha, Investigation Officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption arrested the above Police Officer at around 12.20 p.m. on 29 November 2024 inside the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Office of the Superintendent of Police, Negombo.

The suspected CI has solicited an air conditioner worth Rs. 270,000/- as a bribe from the complainant in exchange for investigating the dispute regarding the car he had rented out and attending matters to take the vehicle back through court action. The suspect was arrested while engaging in the work related to depositing the money for the air conditioner into the Air Conditioner Sales Center Manager’s account.