Policeman nabbed for accepting bribe

A police constable attached to Mawathagama Police of the Kurunegala Police Division, was arrested by Bribery Commission officials on Wednesday, while he was accepting a bribe of Rs.15,000 from an illegal liquor manufacturer, promising him that legal measures would not be taken against him.

The suspect was taken into custody at the Mawathagama bus stand and Bribery Investigations Unit Director Priyantha Chandrasiri confirmed the incident when he was contacted by the Daily News yesterday from Kurunegala.