Colombo, Oct. 20 (Daily Mirror) - A timekeeper attached to the Gampaha Regional Office of the Road Passenger Transport Authority was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today (20) for allegedly soliciting and accepting a Rs. 100 bribe from a bus operator.
The suspect, identified as Deepal Perera, was arrested inside the timekeeper’s booth at the Raddolugama Bus Stand.
According to CIABOC officials, the suspect had allegedly demanded the money from the operator of a bus plying on Route No. 188 between Raddolugama and Colombo.
The bribe was allegedly sought in exchange for allowing the bus to depart after its scheduled departure time recorded in the official logbook and permitting it to operate under favourable conditions.