Principal arrested for accepting a bribe of Rs. 150,000/-

By Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya

A female principal of a leading school in Embilipitiya has been arrested by the Bribery Commission officials for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 150,000 to admit a child to the school.

The principal allegedly solicited the bribe to enroll a child to Grade 1 for the year 2021.

The principal was arrested following a complaint received by the Bribery Commission. She was to be produced before the Embilipitiya Magistrate’s Court yesterday.