Eight individuals, including the wife of the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of the Colombo area, have been remanded until 26th August for allegedly engaging in treasure hunting.

The group was sentenced after being produced before the Anuradhapura Magistrate’s Court.

According to information received by the Anuradhapura Police, the suspects were allegedly engaged in treasure hunting yesterday (14) at a temple in Shravasthipura, Thimbirigaskadawala, Anuradhapura. (Newswire)

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Two suspects wanted over a road accident, in which a Police Officer was killed in the Waththegama area on Saturday, have been arrested.

The Police said the driver along with the car was arrested in Matale yesterday, while another suspect who had aided him in hiding the car was also arrested on the same day.

The suspects, aged 46 and 48 years are residents of Matale and Udispaththuwa.

The Waththegama Police is conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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A 50-year-old man has been arrested on charges of soliciting a bribe of Rs. 100,000 per month with the Acting OIC of the Mattakkuliya Police Station. 

The Police said the suspect had reached the Acting OIC via telephone and had offered Rs. 100,000 per month in exchange for allowing drug peddling in the area.

Having informed the Bribery Commission in this regard, the Acting OIC summoned the suspect to the Police Station under the guise of agreeing to his request.

Bribery Commission officials nabbed the suspect when offering Rs. 50,000 as an initial payment to the Mattakuliya Acting OIC.

The suspect has been identified as a 50-year-old resident of Mattakuliya. (Newswire)

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A Police Sergeant has been sentenced to four years imprisonment for accepting a bribe of Rs. 500, it was reported.

According to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, the Police Officer was sentenced by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.

The Police Officer is reported to have accepted a bribe of Rs. 500 from a three-wheeler driver to avoid filing legal action related to a traffic offence.

An investigation was launched based on a notification from the Traffic DIG after which a case had been filed with four charges.

Upon the Police Sergeant being found guilty of all four charges, he was sentenced to four years, while the court also imposed a fine of Rs. 20,000, and ordered for the bribe of Rs. 500 to be recovered as a penalty. (NewsWire)

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