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Ex OIC Gunathileke of Narahenpita police prime suspect in bribery case arrested after a determined effort

(Lanka-e-News- 05.Dec.2015, 8.00PM) Following a great concerted effort made by  the Commission inquiring into allegations of bribery and corruption , the ex OIC of Narahenpita police was arrested yesterday (4).

The ex OIC Upul Dhammika Gunatileke was wanted by the Bribery Commission in connection with a collection of a bribe amounting to Rs. 2.5 million. He was absconding the commission for about a week. The charges against him was :  he  collected a sum of Rs. 2.5 million out of a full bribe amount of Rs. 7.5 million after promising  to refrain  from arresting a suspect based on a complaint made to the Narahenpita police involving a  forged document .

In this connection  previously , the OIC of the crime division of Narahenpita police SI Sugathapala was arrested by the Bribery Commission . Subsequent investigations  revealed that Gunathileke was directly linked to this fraud.
 

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