ASP remanded over bribery case

The Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in charge of the Wennappuwa area arrested for allegedly soliciting a bribe of Rs. 30,000 was yesterday remanded till March 21 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.

The Bribery Commission sleuths arrested the suspect while accepting a bribe of Rs. 30,000 from the owner of an Ayurveda massage centre in the Wennappuwa area in order to operate the establishment without hindrance.

When the suspect was produced before Chief Magistrate Lal Ranasinghe Bandara, he was ordered to be remanded till March 21. The Bribery Commission is yet to conclude investigations.