Two Police officers in Galnewa remanded over soliciting Rs. 30,000 bribe

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By Bhagya Silva

Colombo,March 7 (Daily Mirror)- Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lankamali today remanded a Sub-Inspector and a Police Constable from the Galnewa Police Station till March 21 over the allegations of soliciting a bribe of Rs. 30,000.

Suspects, Chaminda Ruwan Amarasinghe, a Sub-Inspector from the Galnewa Police Crime Branch, and Jayalanka Senanayake, a Police Constable were arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption upon a complaint by a resident of Galnewa.

The case emerged when a complainant visited the Galnewa Police Station to report the theft of a harvester machine. However, it had been revealed later during the investigation that the complainant's son had sold the machine in the absence of his father. The person who purchased the machine agreed to return it, leading the complainant withdrawing his request for legal action.

However, the two police officers had allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs. 30,000 to refrain from taking legal action against the complainant's son.

Bribery Commission officials told court that the suspects were arrested in front of the Galnewa Police Station’s sports ground while accepting the bribe.

Comments - 6

maha Friday, 07 March 2025 09:06 PM

as usual in the Govt institutions .. this is law enforcement authority Police

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P K Eran Saturday, 08 March 2025 03:12 AM

Biggest crooks are at Havelock city, small bribe takers in the police.

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Jude Saturday, 08 March 2025 05:47 AM

I reiterate, The government must pay police teachers and nurses Extra ordinary amounts. You can't build a good society By paying rediculously low salaries and expect them to do a honest job. Even this government wasting billions of rupees by funding eternally money losing SriLankan airlines. That money could be utilized for better use if The government pay handsomely to the police teachers and nurses. Even this government says they want to develop things like in the western countries. And the western countries pay huge amount of salaries to police teachers and nurses. Yeah!!!

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Damith Saturday, 08 March 2025 10:54 AM

Ensure they NEVER work for the State again!

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Intiquab Ghouse Saturday, 08 March 2025 03:38 PM

When you got used to it, it's difficult to come out.

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R Navaratnam Saturday, 08 March 2025 06:33 PM

It is a shame. Let the courts decide..

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