INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:

The officials of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) have arrested a deputy commissioner of the

Eastern Provincial Department of Revenue for accepting a bribe of Rs

200,000.According to the commission, the raid was carried out following a complaint made by a resident of Chenkaladi, Batticaloa regarding

the matter.The complaint was made after the resident purchased a 65-perch plot of land in the Sathurukondan area of Batticaloa for Rs

10 million and paid Rs

26.5 million.As a result, the official stated that a government fee of Rs

850,000, along with a fine, had to be paid

However, a bribe of Rs

200,000 was allegedly requested to reduce this amount to Rs

Deputy Commissioner of provincial profits office jailed for accepting kickback