The body of a youth has been recovered in Mattakuliya, the Police Media Division confirmed. 

According to the Police, the body was found in a waterway near a temple in the area. 

The Police further said that the cause of the death is yet to be ascertained.

The Police Media Division added that media reports claiming that the youth was kidnapped and murdered are unverified. (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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